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.
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.
The castle is perfect in every way with a drawbridge a moat and a fingerhigh knight to guard the gates.
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One of the classic fantastical adventures of all time.
It has also been nominated for twenty three state book awards.
It s almost too real.
The novel has won the dorothy canfield fisher children s book award and the california young reader medal.
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