Story Time with Sara: Glow in the Dark Under the Sea by Jean Lewis

Glow in the Dark Under the Sea 
written by Jean Lewis
published by Golden Books

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Did I enjoy this book: Glow in the Dark Under the Sea was a BIG hit at our house. The main characters, Ben and Judy, are very relatable for young children. The two children visit their aunt and uncle in their underwater sea lab/home.

Each new page brings the children into a mini underwater adventure that is full of excitement, fun, and a little bit a learning too. You’ll get to meet various underwater creatures in all different habitats. My 3-year-old now knows the difference between a fluke and a barn-door skate, but most importantly, he now knows that a “Nemo Fish” is actually called a clown fish!

The illustrations are fun, colorful, and surprisingly accurate (we looked up pictures of each type of fish online). The illustrations are life-like enough that my son was able to identify the fish from online photos after only seeing the fish in the book.

Finally, the glow-in-the-dark aspect of this book was really neat! We had flashlights and sat in the dark flipping the lights on and off to see the shimmering lines of glow-in-the-dark that decorate every other page of the story. I think my husband and I had as much fun as our toddler!

Would I recommend it: I sure would! I didn’t mind reading this book several times . . . even in a row! I’d also like to read the other books in the Glow in the Dark Golden Book series.

About the book – from Barnes & Noble: As Judy peered into the shadows of the wreck, she saw mysterious flickering lights. ‘It looks as though there are ghosts in there, ‘ she said. Uncle Ted showed Judy that her ghostly lights came from tiny lanternfish, whose sided glow in the dark as they swim.