LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
Kathleen has a visitor, a little boy called George. They spend a lovely afternoon playing in the garden, dancing and singing together. When Kathleen gets confused, and can’t do up her buttons or remember where she is, George helps her and the one thing Kathleen will never forget is just how much she loves her grandson.
It’s a poignant story, beautifully told. George’s loving and cheerful acceptance of his grandma’s forgetfulness will be reassuring for young readers, though many will recognise first-hand the effects of dementia. Raquel Catalina’s painterly illustrations catch the mood and the relationship between the two characters perfectly. Though the story will help children understand a disease that affects so many old people, this is also a sensitive, timeless and convincing depiction of love.
Phyllis and Grace by Nigel Gray and Bethan Welby also gently helps children to understand dementia.
Andrea Reece
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I remember Synopsis
A poignant story full of love and gentle humour to help young children understand dementia.
George's granny is quite forgetful. Sometimes, she can't even remember George's name. But George doesn't mind. Together they play in the garden, dance, and share chocolate biscuits. Granny might not always remember the little things, but George knows she loves him more than words can say.
A celebration of the unforgettable love between a grandparent and grandchild, proving that even though the mind can sometimes forget, the heart will always remember.
This is a topical and timely story from bestselling and award-winning writer, Jeanne Willis.
Beautiful artwork from Spanish talent, Raquel Catalina, brings this heartfelt tale to life with tenderness and warmth.
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9781839941221 |
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4th August 2022 |
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Jeanne Willis |
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Raquel Catalina |
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Nosy Crow |
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Hardback |
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32 pages |
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About Jeanne Willis
Jeanne Willis is an award-winning children's author and scriptwriter. She wrote her first book when she was five - a slim volume about cats written in pencil and stitched together with a painfully blunt needle so that it looked like a 'real' book. After that, there was no turning back. Having been fired from her Saturday job - selling cowboy boots on the Kings Road - for chewing gum, and after a brief career as a reptile vet's assistant, she worked as a copywriter and had her first picture book published at the age of 21 (which she wrote whilst pretending to be busy creating adverts for cognac).
She has since written over 300 books and has won several awards, which are arranged in the attic where she works, along with her collection of caterpillars, pink-toed tarantula skins and live locusts. Jeanne has a keen interest in Natural History and has lost count of the number of species featured in her books, including everything from slugs to sloths. She is currently into corvids - especially Nosy Crows.
Jeanne has won the Silver Medal Smarties Prize for Tadpole's Promise, the Nasen Special Needs Award for Susan Laughs, the Sheffield Children's Book Award for Who’s in The Loo and the Red House Children's Book Award for Bottoms Up. Jeanne has also worked on scripts for TV, including Polly Pocket and The Slow Norris, and a pilot TV series for Dr Xargle.
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