Castle In The Attic Theme

William is a kid with guts and heart.

Castle in the attic theme.

It s almost too real. William can be a nice person. It has also been nominated for twenty three state book awards. Elizabeth winthrop is the author of more than sixty books most of them for children.

Summary theme one main character is william. The castle in the attic by elizabeth winthrop missed my radar when i was a child in 1985. 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. Like making sure that sir simon is fed and well.

The castle is perfect in every way with a drawbridge a moat and a fingerhigh knight to guard the gates. It s almost too real. It is the first of two books about the castle in the attic plot summary when 10 year old william s beloved housekeeper decides to return to england william is disappointed and desperately wants her to stay. In the castle in the attic he was brave enough to shrink and help sir simon go and deafeat alastor.

It looked fun adventuresome inventive and certainly is. 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. William is given a realistic model of a castle by his family s english. The castle is perfect in every way with a drawbridge a moat and a fingerhigh knight to guard the gates.