A silent book can be a disconcerting thing. There are no words on the pages and readers may feel a bit lost.

Upon opening this picturebook, some readers might ask worriedly, “What do we do with this book?”. We advise readers to go barefoot (because the tide is coming in) and, while sitting on the sand, breathe in the sea air.

Before long, that strange feeling will almost certainly evaporate and the atmosphere on the beach will engulf you, dissolving your worries. Slowly, the waves will take over. Readers will feel a sudden desire to dive in and, without looking back, they will throw themselves into the blue pages. And, with that, the book will have fulfilled its objective.

Following A day on the beach, Bernardo Carvalho here returns with another wordless picturebook about the seaside. A book to meander through and contemplate calmly (just as we might look at the sea, be it winter or summer).