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King of the Castle
I am in a place of wilderness, with mountains on one side and lakes on the other.
This is the strip of land on which I, the knight with no name, will build my castle.
When a creative young boy goes to the beach, he sees it as a blank canvas for imagination and adventure. What starts as a sand castle becomes much, much more.
This is the strip of land on which I, the knight with no name, will build my castle.
When a creative young boy goes to the beach, he sees it as a blank canvas for imagination and adventure. What starts as a sand castle becomes much, much more.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2016
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February 24, 2020
A young boy plays a game of make believe at the beach, imagining himself as a knight building his castle in the wilderness. His mother enters the story in the guise of a witch, his father as a dragon. The boy perseveres, eventually succeeding in constructing his (sand) castle, and proclaiming himself king...
Originally published in Spain as Señor del castillo, and adapted in English by Michael Sedunary for the Australian press, Berbay Publishing, King of the Castle offers a tribute to the power of the imagination in a child's play. In theory, I enjoy these sorts of stories, but somehow the narrative here just didn't capture my interest, and the artwork was a little too minimal to keep me engaged visually. Tastes vary, and there's nothing really wrong here, but somehow I just wasn't that impressed.
Originally published in Spain as Señor del castillo, and adapted in English by Michael Sedunary for the Australian press, Berbay Publishing, King of the Castle offers a tribute to the power of the imagination in a child's play. In theory, I enjoy these sorts of stories, but somehow the narrative here just didn't capture my interest, and the artwork was a little too minimal to keep me engaged visually. Tastes vary, and there's nothing really wrong here, but somehow I just wasn't that impressed.
August 3, 2017
Reviewed by Liesel Wagner for San Diego Book Review
This is a funny book about a boy that pretends a lot like he is the king of the castle. He pretends that he has to walk into somewhere and he thinks that it gives him great strength and wisdom. He is walking into the ocean. He pretends that a witch gives him magical cream to make him invincible – but it is actually just sunblock, and the witch is his mother!
You can read this entire review and others like it at San Diego Book Review.
This is a funny book about a boy that pretends a lot like he is the king of the castle. He pretends that he has to walk into somewhere and he thinks that it gives him great strength and wisdom. He is walking into the ocean. He pretends that a witch gives him magical cream to make him invincible – but it is actually just sunblock, and the witch is his mother!
You can read this entire review and others like it at San Diego Book Review.
February 10, 2020
Cute story showing one boy's imagination during a trip to the beach. Simple, but effective illustrations.
July 27, 2020
IT IS FANTASTIC TO FOLLOW THE IMAGES AN READ THE STORY THAT SUGGESTS THE BOY'S IMAGINATION!
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