On the Edge of the Sea
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| Author | Betty Paraskevas |
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| Illustrator | Michael Paraskevas |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Dial Books |
Publication date | September 8, 1992 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 32 |
| ISBN | 978-0803711303 |
On the Edge of the Sea is a 1992 children's book written by Betty Paraskevas and illustrated by Michael Paraskevas. Using rhymes and acrylic paintings, the book describes a boy's dream of living in a sand castle by the sea.
In the book, a boy narrates his dream of living in a sand castle on the shore. He begins his day by watching the sun rise and greeting his friends who have come to spend the day at the beach. They relax under the sun, play in the waves, and fly kites, while he serves them food. He later recalls how beach balls fill up the sky and how an iceberg was approaching the beach. At evening time, everyone leaves while he retreats to his castle. He climbs up the castle to greet the moon but in doing so, a breeze blows his hat away and he trips over the edge and falls; while falling, his mother wakes him up from the dream. At the end, the narrator, as an adult, fondly thinks of the dream and questions why he never found his hat.