Sand-Sculpted Landmark Children's Picture-Book Cover

Create a premium 4:5 vertical children's picture-book cover for: LOCATION: [Venice] LANDMARK: [Rialto Bridge] COUNTRY: [Italy] Create a magical miniature [Venice] lovingly built by a child on a sandy strip extending into the sea. The [Rialto Bridge] is the hero, sculpted entirely from sand at the end of the strip and surrounded by water. Use a sophisticated handcrafted European picture-book aesthetic combining expressive gouache/acrylic painting, cut paper, sand, clay, plasticine and stop-motion diorama craftsmanship. Materials must feel tactile and visibly distinct. Make the landmark instantly recognizable but charmingly imperfect: uneven edges, slight asymmetry, fingerprints, tool marks, grains, cracks and small crumbling sections. Use an elevated cinematic composition with a clear flow of foreground → sandy path → landmark → sea → [Venice] scenery → painted sky. Keep the landmark large, centered and readable at thumbnail size. Add a red bucket, blue shovel, sand mold, a few shells, one or two starfish, footprints and shovel marks. Include only 3–5 iconic visual cues that naturally establish [Venice]. Add a small wooden "[Venice] ♥" sign and a small [Italy] flag. Bright sunny daylight, warm golden sand, blue/turquoise water, vivid natural colors, soft shadows and sparkling highlights. Emphasize childhood wonder, travel, discovery and imagination. Avoid: photorealism, generic CGI, glossy rendering, clutter, excessive detail, tourist collages, sterile perfection, people, extra text or unnecessary objects.