My Ocean is Blue by Darren LebeufThis is my ocean, the young girl begins as she heads over the dunes with her mother. Then, passing the day at the seaside, she lyrically describes her ocean in simple, sensory detail. It is both slimy and sandy, sparkly and dull. It has wonderful sounds, as it splashes and crashes and echoes and squawks. And there are so many colors, from rusted orange to polished green. Though mostly its blue. Nothing escapes the girls careful observations. And at