When I'm Gone: A Picture Book About Grief by Marguerite McLaren Paperback Book

The Nile on eBay   When I'm Gone by Marguerite McLaren, Hayley Wells

When someone you love has died there will be sad days and angry days but also happy days and fun days.Nobody lives forever ... and some wish they could have stayed for longer ...This sensitively-written and deeply-moving picture book will help children grieve, celebrate and learn how to live and love life when a parent is gone.With expert advice from the charity, Child Bereavement UK.

FORMATPaperback CONDITIONBrand New Author Biography

Marguerite McLaren (Author)Marguerite lives with her husband and two daughters as well as two very beautiful and very pampered cats. She has worked as an editor in children's publishing for over twenty years. When I'm Gone was inspired directly by her life and was written one sunny afternoon during the first Covid lock down in 2020. At the age of 38, when her girls were one and six, Marguerite was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was treated and life went on. However, two years later, she discovered that the cancer had spread and was now incurable. Marguerite lives with this disease and all the ups and downs it and the treatment of it bring, but she refuses to be defined by it or to let it take over her life. And although her diagnosis has forced her to face her own mortality rather sooner than she had anticipated, it has also given her a heightened appreciation of how wonderful life is and a desire to stay alive and live well for as long as possible. When I'm Gone is Marguerite's love letter to her daughters. She hopes that it will help them and others in similar situations.Hayley Wells (Illustrator)Hayley Wells is a UK-based illustrator and author. They have an MA in Children's Book Illustration from Cambridge School of Art and work with publishers around the world. When Hayley is not illustrating they can be found growing vegetables at their allotment or falling over on roller skates.

Review

"Beautiful, humane and deeply moving, with illustrations that made me gasp out loud.." Phil Earle"Marguerite McLaren writes so beautifully and directly about the subject of loss. The reader is given permission to feel all of those difficult feelings that come with grief and also to celebrate happiness and life. Hayley Wells's illustrations are a perfect match. The love in this book makes it shine, I was left with such a warm glow." Polly Dunbar"This is such a beautiful book - heartbreaking and kind and gentle and wise." Alex Latimer

Promotional "Headline"

A deeply-moving picture book to help bereaved families.

Details ISBN0241528631 Pages 32 Year 2023 ISBN-10 0241528631 ISBN-13 9780241528631 Format Paperback Imprint Ladybird Country of Publication United Kingdom Audience Age 3-8 Publication Date 2023-03-14 UK Release Date 2023-03-14 Subtitle A Picture Book About Grief Illustrator Hayley Wells Birth 1954 Affiliation Harry R. Rubenstein Position Associate Professor of Operations Management Qualifications Ph.D. Author Hayley Wells Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK Alternative 9780241528655 DEWEY 155.937 Audience Children / Juvenile NZ Release Date 2023-03-14 AU Release Date 2023-03-14 We've got this

At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love!

TheNile_Item_ID:141426823;