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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 she'll soon be moving to the city, and suddenly Cora doesn't feel like building sandcastles anymore. What's the point when they'll 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 tomorrowwho's to say the things you love can't last forever?

Sandcastles Are Forever

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    A Hardback by Ellie Peterson

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      Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 6/17/2024
      ISBN13: 9781250845689, 978-1250845689
      ISBN10: 1250845688

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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 she'll soon be moving to the city, and suddenly Cora doesn't feel like building sandcastles anymore. What's the point when they'll 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 tomorrowwho's to say the things you love can't last forever?

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