Alix and her sister Jools get to take their first vacation
to the sea. There, they make a new
friend and have a variety of adventures including floating on the ocean, making
(and remaking) the perfect
sandcastle, getting buried in sand and escaping, and taking a trip to a raptor
sanctuary. Whimsical illustrations throughout capture the playful mood of this recollection of a memorable vacation.
An extraordinarily gentle book, there is very little action
and no drama in this story. Nothing threatening happens to the girls, but the vacation is still eventful. That makes the book more about capturing a
mood of discovery than any particular lesson.
I enjoyed it as a welcome respite from the stories where so many things weigh down on children. In this world, adults take care of anything
serious and the girls just have fun. Perhaps we could all use such a break from life?
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