IT'S SUMMER VACATION--and all the brothers and sisters and cousins are together in a large, rambling house on the shore. Every morning at sunrise Grandpa wakes the kids to go clam digging. And every day they come back with nearly empty buckets--until the storm, that is. What happens on the beach the morning after the storm is something they will all remember
for years to come.
Maryann Cocca-Leffler has recreated in simple words and glowing illustrations wonderful memories of summers at the beach with her large, extended family--and of one very special summer day.

"...this simply told tale of a close-knit family has a timeless, understated warmth."
-Publishers Weekly

Maryann Cocca-Leffler is the author and illustrator of over sixty-five books for children.
She fondly remembers her childhood summers at her family's summer home, affectionally known as the "Hull House". New generations still gather there for carefree summer days filled with love, food, games and yes, clam digging. Maryann lives in Portland, Maine.