Castle In Attic Book

The novel has won the dorothy canfield fisher children s book award and the california young reader medal.

Castle in attic book.

The castle in the attic is a children s fantasy novel by elizabeth winthrop and illustrator trina schart hyman first published in 1985. One of the classic fantastical adventures of all time. William has just received the best present of his life an old real looking stone and wooden model of a castle with a drawbridge a moat and a fingerhigh knight to guard the gates. Her best known work is the castle in the attic which was nominated for twenty three state awards and won the won the dorothy canfield fisher children s book award the california young reader s medal and was named a children s choice by the international reading association.

It s almost too real. Sure enough when william picks up the tiny silver knight sir simon comes alive in his hand and tells william a mighty story of wild sorcery wizards and a kingdom in need of saving. Originally posted on the castle in the attic. A great grandniece of theodore roosevelt elizabeth lives in new york city.