Praise for Boats on the Bay

A well-designed book with a simple, approachable text.
Kirkus Reviews

Simple, serene text coupled with stunning, sweeping illustrations.
Avery & Augustine

This is McFerrin’s debut picture book. . . .He manages to capture textures you want to reach out and touch." "Harvey’s short, simple sentences, many with internal rhymes . . . make this a good fit for emerging readers.
Things That Go Zoom

A celebration of place and a catalogue of the kinds of vessels dear to the hearts of boat enthusiasts young and old.
Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Jeanne Walker Harvey is the award-winning author of several picture books, including Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas, Maya Lin:Artist-Architect of Light and Lines, My Hands Sing the Blues, and Romare Bearden’s Childhood Journey. Jeanne lives in Sausalito, California.

Grady McFerrin is an illustrator, designer, and hand-letterer who lives in Los Angeles with his family. His work has been featured in magazines, children’s books, gift/novelty titles, advertisements and music posters, and recognized by the AIGA, Communication Arts, the Society of Illustrators, Print Magazine, and American Illustration.

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