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A beautifully illustrated lyrical children’s picture book about family change, loss and hope.

A powerful and uplifting story about the impact the departure of a dad has on a young boy and his mum, written by award-winning Zimbabwean poet Blessing Musariri and stunningly illustrated by British artist Maisie Paradise Shearring.

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ISBN: 9780008658724 Category: Children's - Non-Fiction Tags: Children's / Teenage fiction: Family & home stories, Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: death & bereavement, Children's picture books, Picture storybooks
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A beautifully illustrated lyrical children’s picture book about family change, loss and hope.

A powerful and uplifting story about the impact the departure of a dad has on a young boy and his mum, written by award-winning Zimbabwean poet Blessing Musariri and stunningly illustrated by British artist Maisie Paradise Shearring.

Shingai’s father has gone and Shingai and his mum are all alone and feeling lost. Shingai can’t contain the whirlwind of emotions inside him any more. He needs to let his feelings out.

A beautiful heartfelt story about the complex range of emotions a child experiences when a parent leaves, told from the perspective of a young boy. An important book for kids about dealing with family change and overcoming sadness with hope and acceptance.

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Weight 0.22 kg
Dimensions 27.5 × 24.5 × 0.2 cm
Author

Musariri, Blessing

Publisher

Kumusha Books

Imprint

Kumusha Books

Cover

Paperback

Pages

32

Language

English

Edition

Paperback original

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J

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