This was such a cool picture book. It’s basically a young girl saying hello to everything that you’d find at the ocean. From a pelican to a piece of sea glass. And that page was actually one of my favorite pages, because, after she says hello to the sea glass she just says ‘Agate?’, and, that made me chuckle. (Just in case others don’t know what Agate is, here’s a link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agate, it’s basically a really cool stone that is even more awesome when split). And finally the girl finds something that is a lot less cool, trash on the beach. And she and her parents clean it up.

I liked the art, and, I was happy that even though it did have a message about ‘don’t litter’, it didn’t do it in a way that was preachy or finger wagging at all, it worked really well with the rest of the book.

2. Привет Океан

I love composing music on the seashore getting inspired by watching waves. And I enjoy yelling as loud as possible when I work on a new song. However, it is hard to make it when you have neighbors around but being near the sea, I can sing as loud as I want to and no one will hear me except of the sailors or underwater habitants. Song is in Russian language and its title can be translated as “Hello Ocean” and It’s devoted to a friend of mine who designed the cover for this album – she is a talented painter and I love the way she draws seascapes.

Привет Океан - lyrics and chords

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Открытыми краны И нас унесееет И нас унесеет К краю землии Мы корабли В объятьях сирокко В объятьях сирокко Привет океан Пролитые чернила Из наших ран Вынырнут киты Из наших ран