Susea Spray
Author of A Big Blue Boat and A Day on the Brine, Susea loves playing with words, sharing her stories and sailing.
Susea’s achievements include being Picture Book Genre Award winner, Page Turner Awards (2022): A Day on the Brine; Purple Dragonfly Award winner (2023): A Big Blue Boat, Longlisted Pitch It! Competition (2024): Moon Song, and Literary Titan Gold Book Award winner (2025): A Day in the Brine.
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There are rhythms in the air,
making music everywhere …
4-5
We hear rhythms in the wind,
when the leaves dance and swish about.
[‘Swishy, swoosh! Squeeeak!
‘Swishy, swoosh! Squeeeak!]
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We hear rhythms in the storm,
when it comes and stops the drought.
[Crick, crack, boomity boom!
Crick, crack, boomity boom!]
8-9
We hear rhythms in the rain,
when it splashes on the land.
[Split, splatter, plop!
Split, splatter, plop!]
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We hear rhythms in the sea,
When it thunders on the sand.
[Whoosh, Shwooosh!!
Whoosh, Shwooosh!!]
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We hear rhythms in the stream,
when the waters trip and whirl.
[Splish, splishetty splash!
Splish, splishetty splash!]
