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Sam must learn to deal with his parents' separation and the lifestyle his father has chosen
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Caroline Binch's illustrations for Hue Boy, written by Rita Phillips Mitchell, won the Smarties Prize. She illustrated the bestselling story Amazing Grace and several other Grace stories by Mary Hoffman. Gregory Cool, which Caroline wrote and illustrated, was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal, and her Since Dad Left won the United Kingdom Book Award in 1998.To visit Caroline's website click here
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Binch's (Amazing Grace) expressive watercolors lift this fairly well-trod tale of a boy's unhappiness about his parents separation several notches above most. Sid lives with his mother and their pets; his father maintains a gypsy lifestyle complete with homemade yurt, milk goats, a horse and cart for transportation and a collection of offbeat friends who like to play music by moonlight. When Sid grudgingly agrees to spend a night with him, the boy's wounded feelings and simmering anger abate in the face of his father's quiet, steadfast love. While the text is a bit heavy-handed in spots ("Sid wanted to hit [his father] as hard as he could?but give him a big hug at the same time"), Binch authentically zeroes in on the conflicting emotions that a parental breakup can elicit. The book's real strength, however, is the artwork. Binch displays complete mastery of her medium through her use of color, through the interplay of light and shadow, and in her exquisite brushwork. Like wind riffling across water, her paintings convey every emotional shift in the faces of her characters, allowing readers unrestricted access to the story's compassionate core. This picture book may not break new ground thematically, but what it lacks in subtlety it more than makes up for in sensitivity. Ages 5-9.
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Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherMillbrook Pr
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0761302905
- ISBN 13 9780761302902
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages32
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Book Description Hard cover. Condition: New in new dust jacket. First edition. Illustrated. Color glossy illustrated paper over boards, duplicating jacket art. 32 p. Artful realistic paintings. Audience: Children/juvenile. Children's picture storybook set in the English countryside. Sid is a young boy whose parents have separated, his father choosing a different lifestyle. Sid is feeling anger, confusion, and sadness. He begins a visit with his father, angry, not talking. It would be a day visit, but he decided to spend the night, and on returning to his mother's arms, he waved to his dad, promising to return the next weekend. He was beginning to accept these changes in his life. Beautifully illustrated. 1 0.0. Seller Inventory # Alibris.0001453
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