All Shining in the Spring: The Story of a Baby Who Died - Couverture rigide

Parkinson, Siobhán

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ISBN 10 : 1915071194 ISBN 13 : 9781915071194

Editeur : Little Island, 2022

Synopsis

Based on the author's own experience.

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This child-centred book focuses on SIDS and helps children and families cope with the loss of a baby. Written by Ireland's first Children's Laureate. Author Siobhán Parkinson's son was five when she experienced a stillbirth. Unable to find any good books to help her son understand the experience, she decided to write her own.

Matthew is excited about the new baby. But then, one day, something very sad happens. The doctor tells Matthew's mother that her baby isn't growing properly and it won't be strong enough to live outside her body. Matthew and his mother and father will always remember their baby. But as time goes by, they will not feel sad so often. This child-centred book is intended to help children and families who experience miscarriage, stillbirth, perinatal death or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).A new edition of the first published book by Siobhán Parkinson. When first published, it was a ground-breaking book.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Siobhán Parkinson is one of Ireland's best-known writers for children. She has written more than thirty books, most of them for children and teenagers, for which she has won a bagful of awards and nominations, and her books have been translated into about twenty languages. She was Ireland's first Children's Laureate. She is visually impaired, which means she has to rely mainly on audiobooks for reading, and she works by using magnification software and a voice on her computer. She lives in Dublin with her husband, who is a woodturner and without her grown-up son, who is a book editor.

Donald Teskey is one of Ireland's foremost artists and illustrators. He is a member of the Royal Hibernian Academy. He has published books in

collaboration with authors including John Banville and Derek Mahon.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Little Island
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1915071194
• ISBN 13: 9781915071194
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Teskey Donald
• Nombre de pages: 64
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible