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By Laura Knowles and Jennie Webber
Lake Forest, CA: Words & Pictures, 2018. Informational.

From brightly colored corals to shimmering shoals of fish, the diversity of life on a coral reef is celebrated in this visually stunning picture book with a strong ecological message about the need to protect this most precious of environments. Through gentle rhyme and intricately etched artwork, it explores the life cycle, diversity and color of the coral reef ecosystem, as well as the threats the reef faces and what we can do to save it. With each page packed full of delightful sea creatures to discover and enjoy, this is a lyrical and engaging way to learn about the life cycle of a coral reef.

By Molly Idle
New York; Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2020. Picture Book.

A disagreement between Coral, Filly, and Manta, three young mermaids who work together to build and safeguard the reef that is their home, must quickly be set right.

By Jarvis 
Somerville, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2019. Picture Book.

Coral Reef City is home to the most dazzling shoals of tropical fish in ALL the ocean. And then there is Terry. Terry looks gray. Terry feels dull. And although he is the best at playing Hide A Fish, he can't help but wonder... Just what would it feel like to be part of that dashing, flashing crew? So, with the help of his friends, he fashions a flashy costume and is ready to impress... Hello-o-o everybody! Just call me TROPICAL Terry! But will life as a tropical fish be everything he dreamed of?

By Leo Lionni 
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. Picture Book. 

 A little black fish in a school of red fish figures out a way of protecting them all from their natural enemies.

By Karen Patkau 
Toronto, Ontario: Tundra Books, 2014. Informational.

Colorful coral reefs, astonishing in their beauty, bustle and teem with life. The author and illustrator takes us on a magical journey through one of the earth's most important ecosystems. In this book, we discover, in breathtaking art and lyrical text, the plants and animals that flourish in its tropical conditions -- from coralline algae, phytoplankton, and sea grasses to hermit crabs, moon jellies, whale sharks, and porcupinefish.

By Jason Chin
New York: Roaring Brook Press, 2011. Informational.

During an ordinary visit to the library, a girl pulls a not-so-ordinary book from the shelves. As she turns the pages in this book about coral reefs, the city around her slips away and she finds herself surrounded by the coral cities of the sea and the mysterious plants and animals that live, hunt, and hide there.


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