num_pages: 48
description: A dazzling wordless picture book celebrates creative problem-solving teamwork and the sun-splashed wonder of a day at the beach.The creators of the acclaimed Over the Shop evoke a perfect summer beach dayand themes of creativity cooperation flexibility and persistenceall without a word in this sun-warmed salt-stained delight of a story. A busload of beachgoers spills out onto the sand for a day of fun and frolic. Three siblings begin work on a castle patting and shaping the sand as the sun arcs over the sky. Time and again their progress is halted: a windswept hat topples their creation; a toddler ambles through it; the tide creeps close and then too close. Meeting each demolition with fresh determination the builders outdo themselves time and again until the moment arrives to pile back into the bus for home. An authentic portrait of sibling cooperationand glorious inspiration for creative people of all agesA Day for Sandcastles channels the thrill of surrendering expectations on the path to infinite possibility.
language: English
title: A Day for Sandcastles
publisher: Candlewick Press