
SUNNY BOY AT THE SEASHORE
ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER I AN UNEXPECTED RIDE
CHAPTER II ENDING A BUSY DAY
CHAPTER III GETTING READY
CHAPTER IV HELPING HERE AND THERE
CHAPTER V SUNNY BOY’S SURPRISE
CHAPTER VI ON THE WAY
CHAPTER VII A DAY WITH DADDY
CHAPTER VIII MAKING NEW FRIENDS
Sunny Boy is a bright‑eyed youngster whose imagination turns everyday moments into grand adventures. When he learns that a family trip to the seashore is just around the corner, his excitement bursts into a lively chatter with his neighbors, Ruth and Nelson, as they swap stories of past beach outings and plans for sandcastles, swimming lessons, and secret crabs. The narrative captures the warm bustle of a small town, the anticipation of a sunny getaway, and the gentle chaos of children preparing for a day of discovery.
Through vivid illustrations and lively dialogue, listeners are invited to wander alongside Sunny Boy as he imagines building a fish pond in the sand and sleeping in a hammock like a sailor. The story balances the simple pleasures of childhood—playing in the yard, listening to Aunt Bessie’s advice, and dreaming of the waves—while gently introducing the rhythms of family life and the promise of a seaside adventure waiting just beyond the fence.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (163K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1920.
Credits
Bob Taylor, David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)
Release date
2023-10-03
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Best known as the name on the Sunny Boy books, this wasn’t a single public author but a Stratemeyer Syndicate house pseudonym. The name is tied to a gentle early-20th-century children’s series that followed Sunny Boy through everyday adventures from 1920 into the early 1930s.
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