Noah's Sandcastle

Noah loves building sandcastles. With a bucket, a flag, and his favourite spade, he heads down to the beach for a perfect day of digging. But when Micah and Selby spot his castle, they decide it belongs to them. Noah could argue. He could give up and go home. Instead, he picks up his spade, walks a little further down the beach, and starts again. What he builds the second time is bigger, taller and better than anything before it, and when Micah and Selby try to copy him, they discover something surprising. Taking a castle turns out to be easy. Building one is not. Noah's Sandcastle is a warm, funny, gently told story about resilience, confidence and the quiet satisfaction of being good at something. The message is never spelled out. It is simply shown, across soft watercolour spreads of golden sand, blue-green sea, and one very determined little boy. Because people may try to take what you build. But they can't take your ability to build it.