Quick Booktalk
A series of sea creatures take the reader on a tour of their sand castle by means of a lift-the-flap guessing game.
About the Illustrations
Rounded edges and big black eyes are the main features of the figures in the illustrations, giving them strong appeal to very young readers. Each spread has many little fish and other details for kids to pore over, and three doors to open. One reveals the inhabitant of that part of the house that is suggested by the clues in the text. The others conceal other surprises. Each page is shaped like a different part of the castle which gives the front of the book a 3-D effect when it's closed.
Reader's Advisory
Because of its size and the number of flaps, this one is strictly a lap book. The rhyming feels a bit awkward to me, so it's not the best read aloud, but novelty books like this aren't really about the text as much as they are about the format, and that aspect is perfect for the intended age group. My two-year-olds destroy flap books in about ten seconds flat, so I'm probably only going to let them enjoy this book with supervision for now, but I think the content is still interesting enough for a three or four-year-old that maybe in a year or two they could handle it independently.
Disclosure
I received a review copy of Into the Sand Castle from Little Simon in exchange for an honest review.
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