Step inside a sumptuous sandcastle packed with amazing and amusing visual details for a beach day that’s fit for royalty! A young girl loves building sandcastles. But not just any sandcastles. She builds one so big and grand and lovely that all the royals of the world come to visit. There are banquets and balls and tournaments, a greenhouse for cacti, a staircase for skateboarding, and ice cream around the clock. Everyone seems to be having fun, until they discover sand in the royal almond strudel... and the fig milk bath... and everywhere!
With a keen eye for the absurd, author-illustrator Einat Tsarfati invites readers beyond the crocodile moat to explore the intricately detailed, increasingly wild festivities that echo the arc of a day at the beach, from euphoria to gritty discomfort. A visual treat of a tale, Sandcastle opens the doors to a world by the sea where wit and imagination reign.
"Fine, light brown lines detail the castle’s architectural features; the child balances delicately atop a turret as the castle reaches eight times the protagonist’s height, then stands inside the castle, gazing out windows that vividly show the real ocean outside.... Delightfully fanciful, with copious funny details to pore over. " — Kirkus Reviews
Recommended Age | 4 - 8 |
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Author | Einat Tsarfati |
Illustrator | Einat Tsarfati |
ISBN | 1536211435 |
Publication Date | May 5, 2020 |
Publisher | Candlewick |
Language | English |