misscalije's review against another edition
4.0
This was a really cute book, but there is a part where this little kid with orange hair just blurts out “I’ll Build The Wall!” I didn’t think it was going to be a big deal, but when I was doing it at Reading Time, there was a small collective “oof,” so it didn’t go unnoticed.
readingthroughtheages's review against another edition
4.0
Following the structure of "The House That Jack Built" with some interruptions from other young beach-goers.... Lola has set out to create a sandcastle, but finds her creation keeps getting better with some help from new friends.
rhodesee's review against another edition
3.0
A fun summer themed take on "The House that Jack Built." Lola spends a day at the beach building a sandcastle and making friends.
agudenburr's review against another edition
5.0
A unique twist on a classic cumulative story. The sandcastle is added on each time along with more children helping build it. In between each addition something happens to the sandcastle. Then the children decide to work together to add to the sandcastle. A very fun story with a positive message.
bookdingo's review against another edition
5.0
Friendly retelling of This is the House that Jack Built with a lovely beach setting. I'm all for anything with a beach setting!
backonthealex's review against another edition
3.0
t's a day at the beach, and Lola decides to build a sandcastle, with a tall, tall, tower topped with sea glass to signal mermaids. When a boy accidentally steps on the tower, he finds himself helping Lola rebuild. But along comes a small boy with a digger truck, knocking their sandcastle down, and he also finds himself helping to rebuild. When Lola starts collecting shells for her sandcastle, she collides with another girl and both lose their shells. The girl finds herself helping Lola and her two new friends. But when a wave comes along and washes away their whole elaborate sandcastle, it's too much for Lola, who sits on the beach dejectedly. Luckily, Lola has just made three new beach friends who are willing to rebuild, and so they begin anew. Anyone who has ever taken kids to the beach knows how easily a beach friend can be made, if only for a day or two, and this beach tale has captured that transient friendship so well. No names are exchanged, but the foursome work together as if they have been friends their whole lives. The text tries to imitate the building rhyme of "The House That Jack Built" but deviates in a very surprising and humorous way each time the sandcastle get destroyed. The simple but effective illustrations, done in a beachy palette of blues and yellows, add to the fun of Lola's endeavors with her new friends.
spellingbat's review against another edition
Good message of resilience, of having things fail and trying again and accepting help.
texasreadergirl's review against another edition
5.0
Thanks to the Kid Lit Exchange for the review copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
This darling picture book is sure to get you and your little one excited for summer! Lola gets a lesson in patience and makes new friends when she decides to build a giant, mermaid-signaling sandcastle at the beach. The story, a take on the classic "The House That Jack Built," will appeal to younger kiddos with its repetitive and playful tone and super cute illustrations. Five enthusiastic stars!
This darling picture book is sure to get you and your little one excited for summer! Lola gets a lesson in patience and makes new friends when she decides to build a giant, mermaid-signaling sandcastle at the beach. The story, a take on the classic "The House That Jack Built," will appeal to younger kiddos with its repetitive and playful tone and super cute illustrations. Five enthusiastic stars!
tashrow's review
4.0
This summery picture book offers a riff on The House That Jack Built. Lola is busily building a sandcastle on the beach. She makes a tall tower and tops it with a piece of sea glass that will signal the mermaids. But then a kid playing frisbee accidentally knocks her castle down. He stays to help rebuild this time with a wall around the castle to protect it. A little boy pushes a bulldozer into the wall and he stays to help dig a moat around the wall. A girl trips and spills her shells. She stays to build too. But then a wave wipes all of their building away. Lola is ready to quit until the others inspire her to keep on building.
Using the format of The House That Jack Built as a place to build from, this book does not stick solely to that structure. Instead it adds walls, moats, and friendship to the tale, creating a looser storyline. The illustrations are friendly and bright with a diverse cast of children who play together and others who fill the beach in the background. A great book to enjoy with your feet in the sand. Appropriate for ages 2-4.
Using the format of The House That Jack Built as a place to build from, this book does not stick solely to that structure. Instead it adds walls, moats, and friendship to the tale, creating a looser storyline. The illustrations are friendly and bright with a diverse cast of children who play together and others who fill the beach in the background. A great book to enjoy with your feet in the sand. Appropriate for ages 2-4.
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