# Jules vs. the Ocean - Hardcover

by **Jessie Sima** (Author), **Jessie Sima** (Illustrator)

**From the creator of _Not Quite Narwhal_ comes a story about a young girl determined to impress her older sister by building elaborate sandcastles, even if that means standing up to the ocean and its smash-happy waves!**

Jules is going to build the biggest, the fanciest, and the most excellent sandcastle. Her sister will be so impressed.

But the ocean has other plans.

Jules keeps building bigger, fancier, and more excellent castles, and waves keep smashing them.

And when the ocean takes her bucket, that is the final straw.

Jules is going to take a stand!

From beloved storyteller Jessie Sima comes the tongue-in-cheek story of the sand, the sea, and sisterhood--told with their signature warmth, timeless humor, and delightfully playful illustrations.

### Author Biography

Jessie Sima is an author/illustrator living and working in New York City. They grew up in a small town in southern New Jersey, unaware that they were a storyteller. Once they figured it out, they told their family and friends, who took it quite well. They are the author of _Not Quite Narwhal_; _Harriet Gets Carried Away_; _Love, Z_; _Snow Pony and the Seven Miniature Ponies_; _Spencer's New Pet_; _Jules vs. the Ocean_; and _Hardly Haunted_. You can visit them at JessieSima.com.

**Number of Pages:** 48

**Dimensions:** 0.6 x 10.1 x 8.7 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** June 16, 2020

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Jules vs. the Ocean

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 1.8

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 17.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

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