The Secret of the Sand Castles

The Secret of the Sand CastlesA timeless Buddhist tale about the things that matter most: truth, generosity, compassion, and love. When a group of children are having a playful day at the beach, the fun of building sand castles is forgotten when they start arguing about whose castle is best. While fighting over I, me, and mine, they end up destroying and abandoning the castles they so carefully constructed. The timely arrival of a magical wise man teaches the children that unlike

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About the Author: Richard Carlson is an author of children’s bilingual picture books and children’s bilingual picture dictionary books