Castle Crashing publication day

Summer stories bring with saltwater, suncream and sandcastles 

Which is why Hannah Sommerville and I are thrilled to be back with a brand new picture book, Castle Crashing. 

You may recognise our characters from Jetty Jumping and Sunday Skating.  They’re back again as we share a story of creating sandcastles, self-discovery, start-agains, friendship and forgivemess.

Castle Crashing is a gentle, thoughtful picture book about showing kindness to ourtselves and each other when big feelings threaten to overwhelm us. And uit’s also a story about the collaborative and competitive nature of creating sand castles at the beach.

And to help families and educators enjoy our book event more, we have a few activity sheets to continue the story fun.

Download our Castle Crashing activity sheets by clicking on the following links: 

Build a sandcastle_Resource guidelines

 

Here’s to your sandy summer reading fun! Order your copy of Castle Crashing here.

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