Originally posted on the castle in the attic.
Castle in attic book.
The castle is perfect in every way with a drawbridge a moat and a fingerhigh knight to guard the gates.
It has also been nominated for twenty three state book awards.
The castle in the attic is a children s fantasy novel by elizabeth winthrop and illustrator trina schart hyman first published in 1985.
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.
It s almost too real.
One of the classic fantastical adventures of all time.
A great grandniece of theodore roosevelt elizabeth lives in new york city.
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.