Carnavas Caravan #4 Wonderful tale exploring grief and loss and what is important to some are not to others and vice versa. It also talks about remembering - some choose to remember, some choose to forget a poet once wrote - this explores that as well. Emotionally stimulating and wonderfully written.
This book is very emotional. Suitable for families that are living with the reality of an absent dad. Well done on broaching topics that people usually avoid.
Debo ser honesto, la primera vez que leí y observé el libro no entendí el mensaje que quería dar. Tuve que volver a leer y ponerme más tiempo a pensar para poder obtener una idea que, por lo menos para mi, es la que quiere dar el libro. En este caso, que hay que saber cómo llevar el rompimiento de los padres para que los niños se adapten en lugar de quitarles todo de raíz. A final de cuentas familia es familia, y todos deben de poner de su parte para superar la separación. Porque para todos es difícil.
Esas dos estrellas son por la edición y las ilustraciones. Me agradaron mucho los dibujos y la manera de representar a la familia conformada por la madre, el hijo y el perro, así como las expresiones y acciones de la madre al tener que ser madre y padre al mismo tiempo.
and so this it the tale of a little boy and his mum and how they each try to cope with the father who just didn't come back.
Water colour/drawn in a style very similar to Stephen Michael King - which explains why I was so drawn to this book cover - the illustrations are a wonderful mix of muted tones with bright highlights.
As readers, we are brought to the sad realisation that the boy is missing his dad, while mum was 'trying to forget'. They find their way to a stronger relationship together, whilst still keeping a few simple memories alive for the boy through the 'things' that dad left behind.
As a parent I am soooo angry with dad (!) But the story finishes on positive, happy notes that lingered longer than me wanting to beat up on dead-beat dad.