COMP CLOSED | Book Giveaway | Sand-Play Time on the Sun-Baked Beach

Sand-Play Time on the Sun-Baked Beach
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We’re excited to be giving away two copies of Sand-Play Time on the Sun-Baked Beach by Juliette MacIver & Lily Uivel to our GrownUps members!

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Sand-Play Time on the Sun-Baked BeachAbout Sand-Play Time on the Sun-Baked Beach

A playful counting story that beautifully captures a day at the beach for young children.

Let’s build a seawall! Tide’s coming in.
We’ll take on the sea and see if we can win!

Two children build a wall of sand, decorate it with shells, and defy the sea to destroy it … which it does, taking away a few more shells with each wave, providing a lesson in subtraction along the way!

Another playful counting story written in flawless rhyme and rhythm by Juliette MacIver, a companion to Beddy-Bye Time in the Kōwhai Tree, which was a finalist for Best Picture Book in the 2025 Children’s Book Awards.

Kiwi kids will readily identify with the beach action and get caught up in the drama of the seawall being washed away!

Lily Uivel beautifully captures a day at the beach and cleverly integrates a couple of other characters for children to find on each page.

About the Authors

Juliette MacIver is an award-winning children’s picture book author of many Scholastic titles such as the hilarious and surprising Duck Goes Meow, winner of the 2023 New Zealand Best Picture Book award; the wonderful Marmaduke Duck series and numerous other picture books. She has also penned a junior fiction trilogy, Faelan the Wolf.

Lily Uivel has always loved to draw more than anything else, and would spend all of her spare time sketching and studying illustration. After receiving her Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art, she worked for years overseas as a props maker and designer. She currently lives in Wellington with her partner and young son.

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