A Big Blue Boat
Fun wording, rhythm and rhyme generate strong imagery in this cumulative story about a boat, a girl and the sea. When winds strengthen and the sea starts to rollick and frolic, what are a Big Blue Boat and her Captain brave to do?
A boat.
A big blue boat.
A big blue boat with billowing sails.
A big blue boat with billowing sails, and a towering mast that touches the sky.
A big blue boat with billowing sails, a towering mast that touches the sky, and a large wooden wheel that turns and twirls.
A big blue boat with billowing sails, a towering mast that touches the sky, a large wooden wheel that turns and twirls, and an enormous rudder as flat as a paddle that slides and glides from side to side.
A big blue boat with billowing sails, a towering mast that touches the sky, a large wooden wheel that turns and twirls, an enormous rudder as flat as a paddle that slides and glides from side to side, and a heavy grey anchor on oodles of chain.