Sandcastles are Forever

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 tools?and a willingness to build again tomorrow?who�s to say the things you love can�t last forever?