Scoot The Boat
Scoot, a smiling yellow boat with a red flag, motors across blue water past a striped lighthouse while a dolphin leaps beside him

Scoot's Coastal Adventures

Follow the Adventure

Meet Scoot, the little boat with a big heart. Children's picture books about finding home, making friends and helping others while cruising coastal waterways.

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Meet the Series

Three books and counting! Come aboard Scoot, the little boat with a big heart, who faces his fears as he makes friends and helps others. Each book features original watercolor illustrations of coastal panoramas, familiar sites and landmarks, and a map of the areas where Scoot travels. Each story delivers a valuable lesson while taking your family on an enchanting tour through coastal waters.

Scoot the yellow boat bounces over the waves with Mr. B at the wheel

The little boat with a big heart

Meet Scoot & Friends

Scoot is a happy little yellow boat who lives in a boathouse on Hilton Head Island. He finds adventure traveling up and down the East Coast. Scoot is very kind, and he loves his friends.

  • Big Blue the forklift lifts the boats in and out of the water.
  • Tissy, a bright pink boat with a sparkly hull, is Scoot's best friend.
  • Wave Buster, a boat with two engines, is a former bully who learned how to be kind.
  • Notch is a friendly dolphin with a notch on his dorsal fin.
  • Chirp, a helpful seagull, is always ready to lead the way.
  • Cashew is a lost puppy who found his forever home at the boathouse.
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How to Get a Copy

If you are visiting Hilton Head Island or Savannah, Georgia, please shop local and support the bookstores and gift shops that have made Scoot a success.

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Home port

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

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