The Sandcastle That Lola Built

“The joys of a day at the beach — along with those inevitable moments of frustration, too — are packed into this story of a girl building a sandcastle.“—The New York Times Book Review“Dig into this playful, beachy read.“—Kirkus“The delightful text, coupled with nondogmatic examples of intent cooperation, make this a wonderful choice for group sharing and a great vehicle for launching the beach season.“—SLJ“The collage and mixed-media illustrations make the shoreline landscape and the chill vibe of a beach vacation feel very close at hand. In an age of adult-organized play, this book offers a fun but pointed reminder that children are more than capable of organizing themselves.“—Publishers Weekly

Megan Maynor is a Minnesota girl who used to build sandcastles on lakeshores. These days, she builds stories to share with children. Megan is also the author of Ella and Penguin Stick Together and Ella and Penguin, A Perfect Match. She lives outside Minneapolis with one husband, three kids, and one rabbit.

Kate Berube has spent many hours building sandcastles and searching for mermaids on the beaches of Cape Cod and the Oregon coast. Kate is also the illustrator of My Little Half-Moon and The Summer Nick Taught His Cats to Read and the author and illustrator of Hannah and Sugar, which won the 2017 Literary Arts Oregon Book Award. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband and their one-eyed wonder dog, Sugar.