Mama leaves the shopping behind to spend a relaxing day at the beach. But sweet Bebe won't sit still! He toddles after the waves, chases a bouncing pelota , and even surfs on a sand sculpture. When Bebé finally tuckers out, Mama gets her chance to soak up el sol. Mama and Bebe spiced things up in their first book together, Beb é Goes Shopping --and now they're at it again! Includes a glossary of Spanish words. PreSchool-Grade 2—In this follow-up to Bebé Goes Shopping (Harcourt, 2006), Salerno joyfully blends 1950s advertising-style illustrations in vivid gouache and watercolors with colored inks and pencils. Elya rhymes through a day at the beach with bilingual Bebé and his " muy bonita Mamá ." She cheerfully trails after the active boy as he plays, digs, picnics, chases a ball, and tries out a surfboard sand sculpture. At the end, the sweet toddler gives Mom a respite by napping under an umbrella. A 36-word glossary assists, though context clues keep things rolling. Elya's writing is as lively as her hero: "The rolling white olas are foamy and loud./ Bebé waddles after them, right through the crowd./ Mamá 's coming, too; she remembered the lotion—/he squeals as his toes hit the icy-cold ocean." Not just for students of Spanish, this merry exploration provides wholesome fun for anyone who enjoys the beach, or mischievous babies. Add Brigitte Luciani's How Will We Get to the Beach? (North-South, 2000, available in Spanish or English) to enjoy a mother and son who have a tough time trying to reach the ocean with all their paraphernalia.— Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. "Lively. . . . Not just for students of Spanish, this merry exploration provides wholesome fun for anyone who enjoys the beach, or mischievous babies."-- School Library Journal SUSAN MIDDLETON ELYA is the author of more than fifteen books for children, and she taught Spanish for ten years. She lives in northern California.   Steven Salerno  lives and works in New York City. Steven creates illustrations for magazines and advertising  -and to date   has also illustrated 30 popular picture books for children, with 5 of these titles as both the author & illustrator . He is a graduate of Parsons School of Design in NYC. Visit him at stevensalerno.com