Her best known work is the castle in the attic which was nominated for twenty three state awards and won the won the dorothy canfield fisher children s book award the california young reader s medal and was named a children s choice by the international reading association.
Castle in attic book.
William has just received the best present of his life an old real looking stone and wooden model of a castle with a drawbridge a moat and a fingerhigh knight to guard the gates.
One of the classic fantastical adventures of all time.
The castle in the attic is a children s fantasy novel by elizabeth winthrop and illustrator trina schart hyman first published in 1985.
Sure enough when william picks up the tiny silver knight sir simon comes alive in his hand and tells william a mighty story of wild sorcery wizards and a kingdom in need of saving.
You need to read this book if u love fantasy its takes place in willams attic then in a forest then in alaster s castle will the silver knight and william win back the castle find out in the castle in the attic.
It s almost too real.
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A great grandniece of theodore roosevelt elizabeth lives in new york city.