The Sand Castle Contest

Robert N. Munsch

Scholastic Incorporated, 2005 - Juvenile Fiction - 32 pages

Bestselling team Robert Munsch and Michael Martchenko create another wacky adventure about a boy named Matthew who makes a sandcastle so real, that every

While on vacation. Matthew is excited to take part in the local sandcastle contest. The winner gets a bathtub filled with ice cream!

But Matthew is just too good at building sand castles. The judges all think the house he builds, complete with sand chairs, a sand refrigerator, and sand food is real! He has to prove that it's all just a big pile of sand so he can win that ice cream!

About the author

Born in Pittsburgh in 1945, Robert Munsch actually studied for the priesthood for seven years before attending Boston University and getting a degree in teaching. While training for the priesthood, Robert worked at an orphanage, where he realized that he loved working with kids, so he decided to work in daycare instead. That is where he realized his knack for storytelling--he would tell the kids stories before naptime. His boss convinced him to publish his stories, which allowed Robert to quit his job and become a full-time writer. Today, Robert and his family live in Canada.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Sand Castle Contest; Scholastic cassettes
• Author: Robert N. Munsch
• Illustrated by: Michael Martchenko
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Scholastic Incorporated, 2005
• ISBN: 0439748658, 9780439748650
• Length: 32 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Dogs; Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories