Kit is building a sandcastle on the beach, with the help of his younger sister, Anna. It turns out that Anna is quite an expert on castles, and she reminds Kit of all the details he has forgotten - the dungeon, the keep, the stables and all the rest of the buildings that should be part of a castle. That night Kit dreams about being king of a real castle, but finds in his dream that Anna is the Queen of the Castle instead. The next day there is a sandcastle competition - but is Kit and Anna's castle good enough to win? Only when they decide to make it a thoroughly modern castle...

 

This book is part of a book series called I Am Reading .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read. This reading scheme is not levelled.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by Pan Macmillan .

Chris Powling is the author of more than 30 books for children, ranging from beginner readers to teenagers. A teacher and broadcaster, Chris was editor of the children's book magazine Books For Keeps for seven years. Anthony Lewis is known for many picture books which have sold in many countries.