BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
Charlie loves to dance. She is especially happy if her grandma can watch her dance. She is close to her grandma and grandma loves to watch Charlie dance. When Charlie moves to the city with her parents she really misses her grandma. Grandma tells her that when she misses her, look at the moon because the same moon shines down on both of them. She tells Charlie that the moon will remind her that grandma watches over and miss Charlie too. After Charlie moves to the city with her family, they have a really hard winter. Charlie keeps dancing, but it isn't the same when grandma isn't there. Grandma says she will come for the next recital. Then the unexpected happens and grandma dies.
A wonderful story. I loved the story about families, love, loss and grief. Even when things are hard and a loved one is gone we always have our memories. Grandma's wisdom helped Charlie. She remembered what grandma said about the moon and realized that even if they were apart they still had a connection. The story is very comforting and might help children cope with grief. The art in the book is beautiful and very expressive. The illustrations are like moments in time. The children I read this book to, loved it and we had some good discussions and very positive comments.
Ellen-Anita, LMS
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