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.
The castle in the attic is a children s fantasy novel by elizabeth winthrop and illustrator trina schart hyman first published in 1985.
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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.
The novel has won the dorothy canfield fisher children s book award and the california young reader medal.
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.
It has also been nominated for twenty three state book awards.
It s almost too real.
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.