Kipper builds a sandcastle at the beach and then looks for the perfect item to top it.

Like the other books in the Kipper series, this is a fairly simple and straightforward story. This one does have more of a plot than some of the others, so that is a good thing. The book isn't preachy or overly moralistic, but there is a teachable moment in here regarding how Kipper problem solves and finds a solution of his own making.

The toddlers in my class listened to this book attentively and then were thrilled to find out we were going to a sand playground to make sandcastles of their own, allowing them to make a text-to-world connection. ( )