Come Away From The Water, Shirley

I love books that are set up like this, where the words tell a completely different story than the illustrations. Burningham does multiple of books in this format and they are so enjoyable. I think kids would get an absolute kick out of this book, especially because it is one they can relate to. I bet kids would make connections with being supervised by a parent or sitter, but not really being supervised! I would definitely use this book with my Kindergarten boys to teach comprehension strategies like, "Use the Pictures".

A young girl and her parents take a trip to the beach. Soon she gets lost in her imagination and is making up all of these scenarios while her mother and father try to get her attention. One side shows reality and the other is Shirley's imagination - completely ignoring reality. I think this book would be great for students of a first grade or younger level because they would be able to relate to it a lot more.

This book is great for K-2 depending on the lesson. It is a great one for discussion. It is about a family at the beach and Shirley was imagining being adventurous with pirates in the water. the whole time one side of the books pictures are reality and the other side is what shirley is imagining. It is interesting to have two stories going on at the same time. It would be a great story to talk about prediction as well as reality and imagination.

The pictures just don't do this justice. I mean, the subject matter & composition are fine, but the sketchy technique simply isn't appealing. If you read the GR reviews, you'll see that I'm not the only one who didn't discover this until [a:Julia Eccleshare|236041|Julia Eccleshare|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] featured this in her 1001 Children's... book.

And that's a shame, because the contrast between the parents, who might as well be in their own living room, and the imaginative adventurous young girl, is hilarious. And wise. And could be used by an imaginative primary teacher to inspire children to create stories that pay homage to the concept here.

This book is about a girl who uses her imagination while her and her family are on a trip to the beach. I enjoyed this book because it is unique. As it is telling a story of their trip, the little girl is also telling her story of pirates that she is creating on her own. This story would be appropriate for many ages but specifically for grades K-2 because it could help them be creative, which is really important at young ages.

This story is unique because there is two stories going on at the same time, one with words and one with pictures. While Shirleys parents are being boring and no fun, Shirley is off in the ocean fighting pirates. This is a great book for children because it makes them think and keeps them engaged. I would use this book in a first or second grade class.

Shirley and her parents take a trip to the beach one day. But shirley and her parents have an entirely different perspective on what to do. While Shirley's parents are sitting on their chairs on the beach Shirley ventures off. During this time she goes on a magical adventure with pirates, danger, and lots of treasure! This book has two stories occuring at one time. This is a great book for young children because it gives them a chance to use their imagination.