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32 pp.
| Scholastic/Levine |
November, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-0-439-81501-7$16.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Freya Blackwood.
Siobhán can't remember her dead mother's face. With her father frozen inside his own unhappiness, there's no one to help her grieve. After a comforting visit from "a beautiful woman" (who she later concludes was her mother), Siobhán finally begins to heal. Poignant watercolor and charcoal illustrations show how a mother's quirky spirit lives on through her sensitive daughter.