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Magic beach

Two children find themselves in a story when they write words in the sand on the beach, and whatever they have written appears when the waves wash the words away.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Johnson, Crockett, 1906-1975
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Asheville, NC : Front Street, c2005.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Fantasy fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:	Two children find themselves in a story when they write words in the sand on the beach, and whatever they have written appears when the waves wash the words away.
Item Description:	Originally published with illustrations by Betty Fraser in 1965 under the title: Castles in the sand.
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:	1932425276 (alk. paper)
Author Notes:	Crockett Johnson, pen name for David Johnson Leisk, was born October, 20, 1906 in New York City. He studied art at Cooper Union in 1924 and New York University in 1925. He wrote political cartoons for the New Masses from 1940-1943. In 1942, his popular character Barnaby first appeared in the newspaper, PM, and was later syndicated into 52 American newspapers. He married author Ruth Krauss in the early 1940s and illustrated three of her children's books: The Carrot Seed, How to Make an Earthquake, and The Happy Egg. His first children's book, Who's Upside Down? was published in 1952. His well-known series with his character Harold, began in 1955 with Harold and the Purple Crayon. He died of lung cancer on July 11, 1975 at the age of 68.