Mr. Gumpy accepts more and more riders on his boat until the inevitable occurs.

A young boy helps an old seaman refurbish his boat, the Osprey, to its former glory, and grows up to become her next captain.

A little girl's wish to sail for a day on a boat named for her " with someone nice for company " comes true.

Publisher Annotation: Bunnies in a boat! Bunnies in a boat! Dashing and a-splashing! Let’s hope they stay afloat! Surf’s up—watch out!

In rhyming text the reader is introduced to all the different kinds of boats floating on rivers, lakes, oceans, and ponds.

Angelina the mouse goes by boat with her grandparents to the Mouseland Dance Festival, but gets into some trouble along the way.

While boating together, a mother explains to her son what lies beneath the water of the pond.

When Nina asks her grandfather to take her fishing with him on his banca boat, his answer is always the same, "A boat is not the place for a girl." She knows that if her Lolo will show her how to jig the lines, to set the hook, and to pull in a fish, she can prove that girls can fish.

When Goat appears wearing a raincoat and invites all the animals to go for a boat ride on a sunny day, Dog declines but as heavy rain falls, Dog needs a boat, too.