From author-illustrator Ellie Peterson comes a sweet and heartfelt picture book about summertime, sandcastles, and the key to a long-lasting friendship.
For Cora and her best friend, Shelly, every day is a beach day.
When they get home from school, the girls shimmy into their swimsuits, grab their beach bags and buckets, and race to the water. Then their sandcastle-building ritual begins!
But one day Shelly announces shell soon be moving to the city, and suddenly Cora doesnt feel like building sandcastles anymore. Whats the point when theyll just wash away?
With gentle, heartfelt prose, author-illustrator Ellie Peterson explores the difficult feelings of loss and sadness that come when a friend moves away. Young readers will see that with the right toolsand a willingness to build again tomorrowwhos to say the things you love cant last forever?
Ellie Petersongrew up on army bases, where families move often and friends can be hard to keep. She now lives in Kirkland, Washington, and creates books like
How to Hug a Pufferfishand
School Is Wherever I Am. Ellie loves going to the beach; she once took third place in a sandcastle contest by building a giant sand hippo.
Kids should understand the sand castlefriendship metaphor in this sweet story. Theyll root for these pals and feel heartened at their ability to forge a lasting bond. . . Building friendships takes time and effort, but its fun and worth it. So is this book. Kirkus Reviews
Folks who have mastered sandcastle construction are good at building friendships and mending them, too. Peterson tells a realistic story. . . [with] simply drawn digital illustrations [that] make good use of the seaside setting while expressing the girls emotions with clarity and warmth. Booklist
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