By Michelle Houts, Illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline (Candlewick Press – 2019)

One summer, Thomas visits his grandmother at her seaside cottage. She gives him a magnifying glass that once belonged to his grandfather, and with it Thomas explores the beach. When his grandmother shows him a piece of sea glass, Thomas’s imagination is expanded.

ある夏、Thomasは海辺のコテージに住む祖母と過ごした。祖母は、かつてThomasの祖父が使っていた拡大鏡を、Thomasにプレゼントしてくれた。以来、Thomasは、海辺を探索するのが楽しみとなった。祖母から”海のガラス”のかけらを見せてもらうと、Thomasの想像力は膨らんだ。