Tuesdays at
the Castle
~ by Jessica Day George
Princess Celie and the royal
children of Sleyne live in a magical castle. Every Tuesday
Castle Glower grows a new room, or some windows, and
sometimes even a whole new wing. No one except Princess
Celie has every tried to map out the constant change in
their home. There is a strategic logic to the castle's
changes: spies have been discovered when the castle
trapped them inside their rooms! However if you just turn
left three times and climb through the next window you
usually end up in the kitchen.
When the King and Queen disappear,
and dubious advisors from other countries arrive, Princess
Celie and her siblings know that something is seriously
amiss. The castle seems to know this as well, the new
guests have windows only on the days that it rains, and
they never seem to be able to find the kitchen!
This is a delightful tale that had
my four kids in rapt attention over the holidays. Princess
Celie is a terrific and ingenious hero - now can she save
the kingdom AND the castle?
