The Sandcastle that Jack Built

By Judith Graves
Illustrated by Maurice Bernard
 
These are the hands, small but strong,
 
That moulded and shaped the spire’s great form…
 
At once familiar and fresh, The Sandcastle that Jack Built is a lyrical and playful version of the traditional nursery rhyme.
 
On this fine day, we’re  at the beach, and the house that Jack builds, step by step, is a sandcastle. But while the sandcastle grows, a storm draws closer and closer, and finally, a wave swamps Jack’s creation.
 
Luckily, the best thing about sandcastles is that you can always build a better one tomorrow!
 
In this updated classic, Judith Graves’s beautiful text is perfectly accompanied by rich, vivid illustrations from renowned Island artist and sandcastle sculptor, Maurice Bernard.