When Lily goes to buy an ice-cream, she leaves Teddy to guard the sandcastle. But WHOOPS! a puppy tugs at his towel and bump, bum, BUMP goes Teddy across the sand. This is fun, he thinks - until the tide starts to come in..

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2008 by Scholastic .

Ian Beck is widely published and titles for other publishers include Lost in the Snow, Lost on the Beach, and Home Before Dark.