To Nora, the old, deserted castle across the field is beautiful and mysterious. But the villagers say that it is haunted -- could they be right? The brave little girl, determined to find out, sets off one day and discovers a wonderful secret -- the castle is not deserted at all! In Satomi Ichikawa's charming picturebook, illustrated in soft, delicate watercolors, Nora combines the fairytale-like setting and her magnificent imagination to create a very special evening for her new friends. -- This story of a little girl who ...
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To Nora, the old, deserted castle across the field is beautiful and mysterious. But the villagers say that it is haunted -- could they be right? The brave little girl, determined to find out, sets off one day and discovers a wonderful secret -- the castle is not deserted at all! In Satomi Ichikawa's charming picturebook, illustrated in soft, delicate watercolors, Nora combines the fairytale-like setting and her magnificent imagination to create a very special evening for her new friends. -- This story of a little girl who explores a deserted castle has a leisurely, old-fashioned air about it. It also betrays a strong affinity with the child's intensely felt world of imagination.... (The) allure is unmistakable, especially for children prone to indulging their own powers of imagination. -- Booklist, starred reviewChildren should be entranced by the marvelous evocation of a castle worthy of the rarest imagination. -- Kirkus ReviewsAn American Bookseller Pick of the List BookAn IRA-CBC Children's Choice Book
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