一个名叫Lara的小女孩在祖母去世后非常伤心，她被自己如洪水般的眼泪冲到了海上。当悲伤似乎已经完全淹没她的时候，她在海底发现了一颗珍珠，这颗珍珠让Lara回忆起了与祖母共享的许多快乐时光。这颗珍珠安然无恙地留在她身边，这让Lara意识到她并不孤单，于是她找到了力量，拿起船桨，划着船回到了家里。

Out to Sea follows the journey of a young girl named Lara who is so sad after the death of her grandmother that she is carried out to sea on a flood of her own tears. When it seems like sadness has overwhelmed her entirely, she discovers a pearl at the bottom of the ocean that triggers memories of the many happy times Lara shared with her grandmother. With the pearl safely at her side, Lara realises that she is not alone and finds the strength to pick up her oars and row herself back home.

Illustrated in Helen Kellock’s inimitable style of pencil, gouache and watercolour artworks, Out to Sea expresses the experience of anxiety and grief with unprecedented sensitivity. Unlike other books for children about loss or grief that usher their readers towards a conclusion, Out to Sea shows readers how they might ride the wave of emotions without losing perspective.