Books like The Sand Castle Contest by Robert N Munsch

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 22 cm.AD580L Lexile

Amelia Bedelia reluctantly enters a baking contest and hilariously transforms from a practical recipe helper into a fortune cookie, delighting young readers with her literal interpretations and whimsical kitchen mishaps.

Second‑grader Liz spends a weekend at the beach with her friends from the Critter Club, rescues a baby octopus, and faces a rival in a sand‑castle contest.

An adventurous Hawaiian child, a skilled sandcastle maker, hears a cry from within a mysterious sandcastle at night and begins a thrilling investigation of its enchantment.

During a summer of sandcastle dreams, Pearl and her robot friend Pascal use computer programming to outsmart Frisbees and puppies and build the perfect sandcastle.

A lighthearted contest unfolds as Mr. and Mrs. Green race to guess the number of gumballs in a giant machine, blending luck, math skills, and uproarious alligator antics for young readers.

Homer, a content dog, waits on the porch for his family to return.

"The story of a boy's visit to the beach, Beach Feet opens with a small boy feeling the heat of the sand and then running towards the ocean. Free and independent despite his young age and the tube around his waist, the boy gives himself over to the ocean and the pleasures to be had at water's edge. Throughout, the boy's connection to the beach through his feet-the feel of sand, shells, water-is never lost. Unusual perspectives and a pitch-perfect voice make this a standout.Kiyomi Konagaya was born in 1936 in Shizuoka, Japan. At university, he studied English literature and published his poetry in literary magazines. After graduation, he took a job at an advertising agency. In 1977 he won the prestigious Mr. H Award (for new poets) for Little Voyage 26. He also won the twenty-first Takami Jun Prize in 1991, and the twenty-fifth Contemporary Poetry Award in 2007.Masamitsu Saito was born in 1958 in a seaside town along Kujyukuri Beach in Chiba, so he grew up to the sound of waves. He studied graphic design at Tama Art University. His work can be found in magazines and books, as well as on chocolate packages. "--