AtimelessBuddhisttaleaboutthethingsthatmattermost:truth,generosity,compassion,andlove.Whenagroupofchildrenarehavingaplayfuldayatthebeach,thefunofbuildingsandcastlesisforgottenwhentheystartarguingaboutwhosecastleisbest.Whilefightingover“I,““me,“and“mine,“theyendupdestroyingandabandoningthecastlestheysocarefullyconstructed.Thetimelyarrivalofamagicalwisemanteachesthechildrenthatunlikethesandcastles,itisthethingswecan’tseethatreallymattermost.Delicatelyillustratedbythebelovedandaward-winningauthorDemi,TheSecretoftheSandCastlesteacheschildrenthejoyofcreatingaharmoniousworldinwhichtolive--withanopenheartandloveforoneanother.
