Cool Picture Books About Boats

Seafaring comes to life in lively children’s stories

Cover of “Here Comes the Garbage Barge” / Credit: Penguin Random House

Picture books about boats put the wind in the sails of a child’s imagination. Stories of cars and trucks often take readers no farther than the boundaries of a town. Books about boats open up worlds as their captains — young or old — steer their vessels into mysterious and unknown waters.