Jersey Shore Magazine

A Gull's Story Where To Purchase This beautifully written and illustrated children's book tells the tale of the Gull Family and their adventures along the New Jersey Shore. Highly detailed and visually stunning, this family book will teach children their ABCs while on a wellrounded journey at the Shore, with a few life lessons along the way. Thoughtfully written by Frank Finale (acclaimed author of "To The Shore Once More, Volumes I & II") and exquisitely illustrated by children's book artist Margie Moore, "A Gull's Story" will not only appeal to preschoolers learning their ABCs but to all children (through age 9) who want to learn about the Jersey Shore's creatures, environment, history, and more. The book includes a glossary of terms as well as a website where a comprehensive workbook for children, parents, and teachers can be downloaded for free. It is a book children, parents, and lovers of the Shore will treasure for years to come. Some stores may not carry all titles. Call store for more information. Atlantic Books • Barnes & Noble Booksellers www.amazon.com • www.barnesandnoble.com — ABCs at the Shore — $22. Actual Size: 10 3/4" x 10 3/4" Hardcover with dust jacket, 36 pages A Gull's Story, Part 2 — Counting at the Shore — $22. Actual Size: 10 3/4" x 10 3/4" Hardcover with dust jacket, 36 pages This beautifully written and illustrated children's book is the companion volume and sequel to A Gull's Story, the beloved ABC picture book of the Jersey Shore. A Gull's Story, Part 2 teaches "Counting at the Shore," from 1 to 20, and revisits the Gull Family and "Baby Gull" (who now, a few years older, prefers to be called "Little Gull") and their adventures along the Jersey Coast. Children will love Little Gull's counting journey at the Shore where he learns not only to count but also of the natural wonders, creatures, and landmarks that make up his world along the coast. Thoughtfully written by acclaimed poet/author Frank Finale and once again exquisitely illustrated by children's book artist Margie Moore, this book will not only appeal to preschoolers learning their numbers but also to all children (through age 9) who want to learn about the Jersey Shore. The book includes a website where a comprehensive workbook for children and teachers can be downloaded for free. Highly detailed and visually stunning, it is a book children, parents, and lovers of the Jersey Shore will treasure for years to come. A Gull's Story, Part 3 — Colors at the Shore — $22. Actual Size: 8 1/2" x 8 1/2" Board Book, 32 pages This beautifully written and illustrated children's board book is a companion volume and prequel to A Gull's Story and A Gull's Story, Part 2, the beloved "ABC" and "Counting" books of the Jersey Shore. Thoughtfully written, highly detailed, and visually stunning, A Gull's Story, Part 3 teaches "Colors at the Shore" and revisits the Gull Family and their adventures along the Jersey Coast. Children will see and learn the seven traditional colors of the rainbow—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and purple—plus other colors including brown, black, and white as well as the concepts of light and dark. Thoughtfully written by acclaimed poet/author Frank Finale and once again exquisitely illustrated by children's book artist Margie Moore, this family book will not only appeal to preschoolers learning their colors but also to all children (through age 9) who want to learn about the Jersey Shore's natural wonders, creatures, landmarks, and more. It is a book children, parents, and lovers of the Jersey Shore will treasure for years to come. To The Shore Once More — A Portrait of the Jersey Shore — $44. Actual Size: 12 1/4" x 12 1/4" Hardcover with dust jacket, 168 pages This bestselling coffee table book of prose, poetry, and works of art is one of the most enchanting and beautiful books about the Jersey Shore ever published. Oversized and beautifully printed and bound with 168 pages of text and over 100 full-color paintings by area artists, it is sure to bring many nights of reading pleasure and makes a great gift for special occasions and the holidays. Inside, the essays and poems by acclaimed local poet and writer, Frank Finale, elicit an emotional response and lingering memory. His graceful writings capture the essence of the Jersey Shore while exploring universal themes of life and nature that touch us all. The seasonal stories, poems, and works of art are divided into six chapters, four by season—Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn—plus chapters on Christmas and Poetry. The stunning, full color paintings feature some of the loveliest landmarks and locations at the Jersey Shore. The paintings (as well as the essays and poems) focus on the northern Ocean/southern Monmouth county region including the towns of Asbury Park, Ocean Grove, Bradley Beach, Belmar, Spring Lake, Sea Girt, Manasquan, Point Pleasant Beach, and Bay Head. To The Shore Once More, Volume II — A Journey Down The Jersey Shore — This bestselling companion volume of "To The Shore Once More" contains more pages and artwork than Volume I, with 180 pages of text and more than 145 full-color paintings by forty-one area artists! Join once more acclaimed author and poet Frank Finale and his family on a journey down the Jersey Shore— from the tip of Sandy Hook to the point of Cape May, through the past and present, as he once again captures life along the shore while exploring universal themes that touch us all. His graceful personal essays and poems elicit an emotional response and lingering memory and, like Volume I, are perfect for reading aloud throughout the year. The resplendent, full color works of art portray some of the loveliest landmarks and locations at the Jersey Shore. The essays, poems, and paintings are organized from north to south taking place in all four seasons in many of the towns and regions along the coast including Highlands, Asbury Park, Ocean Grove, Bradley $48. Actual Size: 12 1/4" x 12 1/4" Beach, Belmar, Spring Lake, Point Pleasant, Seaside, Island Beach, the Toms River area, Bayville, Long Hardcover with dust jacket, 180 pages Beach Island, the Pine Barrens, Brigantine, Atlantic City, and Cape May. Dick LaBonté Paintings of the Jersey Shore and More $48. Actual Size: 12 1/4" x 12 1/4" Hardcover with dust jacket, 180 pages Dick LaBonté — Paintings of the Jersey Shore and More — This oversized coffee table book features more than one hundred sixty paintings, vignettes, and portraits by the Jersey Shore's premier, neo-primitive folk artist, Dick LaBonté. Here are all of LaBonté's nostalgic paintings of turn-of-the-century and present day life at the Jersey Shore featuring Bay Head, Mantoloking, Point Pleasant Beach, Barnegat Bay, Spring Lake, Sea Girt, Manasquan, Sea Bright, and more locations—plus many other scenes taking place in America or the artist's imagination. Fans who have seen only a few of LaBonte's paintings in the past will be amazed at the scope of his body of work presented in this book and realize all the beauty and fun they've been missing! Charming and informative descriptions of each image by the artist, a biography, plus a foreword and introduction to the paintings will further your understanding of LaBonté's art and life. LaBonté's text is also rich with historical facts about the Jersey Shore and the locations he paints. Full of heart and good nature, this book will charm and delight readers of all ages and bring many hours of warmth, humor, and pleasure. It is a tour de force of pictorial stories and style—about the Jersey Shore and America—by an artist whose view of life will be enjoyed for generations to come. Atlantic City The Atlantic City Aquarium, (609) 348-2880 Atlantic Highlands Bayshore Pharmacy, (732) 291-2900 Avon-By-The-Sea The Corner Joint, (732) 502-4400 Barnegat Light North End Trilogy, (609) 494-9640 Viking Outfitters, (609) 361-9111 Wildflowers By The Lighthouse, (609) 361-8191 Bay Head Andi's, (732) 892-5564 The Jolly Tar, (732) 892-0223 Beach Haven The Bywatyr Shop, (609) 492-8965 Gallery 100, 100 N. 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