Celebrate the sun with these children's books set during the summer holidays.

The books below are some of our favourite children's and young adult titles about the summertime.

  • Beep, Beep, Let's Go!

    By Eleanor Taylor

    A family of dogs are setting off for the seaside in their car. Along the way they are joined by a menagerie…
    Beep Beep Let's Go review

  • Melrose and Croc Beside the Sea

    By Emma Chichester Clark

    Little Green Croc is sulking and won't speak to his friend, Melrose the dog. Melrose decides to cheer…
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  • Lost on the Beach

    By Ian Beck

    Teddy is left alone on the beach while Lily and Mum go to buy an ice cream. An inquisitve puppy comes…
    Lost on the Beach review

  • Can You Hear the Sea?

    By Judy Cumberbatch

    Sarah's grandpa gives her a magic shell. 'If you listen carefully, you'll hear the sea,' he says.
    Can you hear the sea? review

  • Seal Surfer

    By Michael Foreman

    A welcome re-publication for Foreman's timeless and evocative account of a boy's relationship with life…
    Seal Surfer review

  • The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters

    By Jeanne Birdsall

    Four eccentric sisters and their loving but distracted father, take a holiday cottage in the beautiful Arundel estate.
    The Penderwicks review

  • Buried Alive

    By Jacqueline Wilson

    In this hugely enjoyable sequel to Cliffhanger, only child Tim and his fun friend Biscuits join Tim's rather strait-laced parents for a holiday in Wales.
    Buried Alive review

  • Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

    By Rick Riordan

    It was good and had a good story plot and story line...
    Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief review

  • The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants

    By Ann Brashares

    Bridget, Carmen, Tibby and Lena have been inseparable all their lives and are about to embark on their first summer apart.
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  • Waves

    By Sharon Dogar

    Hal's annual family holiday to Cornwall has changed irrevocably.
    Waves review