Deb Lund’s ship has come in. And it’s manned by singing, rhyming dinosaurs. Following a West Coast release, Lund’s book “Dinosailors” is now available nationwide. The colorful picture book from Harcourt Publishers is aimed at 4- to 8-year-olds, but the book’s lively rhythm and vivid pictures has the ability to appeal to younger readers, too.

“I noticed lots of books had more than one theme, and started thinking about what kids kept asking for,” Lund said.

A Greenbank resident, Lund is a former classroom teacher and children’s librarian who helps direct Cedar School for Coupeville School District. She’s a musician and has a young son, Kaj.

“Kaj — and all the kids his age — always grab books about dinosaurs,” Lund said.

These interests — kids, dinosaurs, music — combined with her love of writing, led her to the creation of “Dinosailors.”

The short saga of reptilian shenanigans on the high-seas is receiving praise from its publisher, book groups and book sellers. In Harcourt’s fall catalogue of children’s books, the publisher gave “Dinosailors” a two-page spread. It’s the featured offering for September by Children’s Book-of-the-Month Club.

“Dinosailors” is Lund’s fourth book; she’s written three others. But “Dinosailors” is the one that’s reached shelves in the shortest amount of time.

“I’ve had a great editor — Michael Stearns — at Harcourt,” Lund said, adding she found Stearns’ attitude “refreshing.”

Lund credits Stearns for giving the book more form by telling her to add more mishaps and a “tender” ending with Dinosailors and their families.

Howard Fine, a well-known and well-respected illustrator of children’s books, created a mix of funny, yet a little-bit-frightening, seafaring reptiles for the book. Second Mate Triceratops, looks uncannily similar to Shifty Sailor Vern Olsen (who is also Lund’s brother-in-law). For Triceratops, Fine created a robust, pink-faced extrovert exactly matching Olsen’s personality and singing style. But it’s apparently coincidence as Fine has never met Lund, much less any of the Olsen clan.

Lund ends “Dinosailors” with the ever-adventurous group beginning a new trek. “Dinotrainers” ride off on a steam-engine. But Lund didn’t pitch her work as a potential series, explaining that it’s up to a publisher to decide whether to continue a book in a series.

However, the manuscript for “Dinotrainers” is in “acquisition negotiations” with publishers.

Lund’s not sure how “Dinotrainers” may end if it’s picked up, but you can bet it will be another fun dino-tale.