Synopsis
In a tale both comforting and magical, a child finds a way to calm her worries during a first visit away from home.
Amy may never have spent a night away from home, but today she declares that she wants to spend not one but three nights at her grandma’s house. So she packs a bag, and off she goes. During the day, she and Grandma have a lovely time, but when Amy is alone in bed she starts to miss her mother and her baby brother and their dog, Bonzo. Luckily Amy has brought her three best things for a visit, which offer a heartening taste of home — in the most remarkable ways! From the stellar creative pair of Philippa Pearce and Helen Craig comes a wonderfully reassuring bedtime tale.
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About the Author
Philippa Pearce is one of the twentieth century’s greatest children’s writers. Her books include Tom’s Midnight Garden, winner of the Carnegie Medal; The Squirrel Wife, illustrated by Wayne Anderson; and A Finder’s Magic, created for her two grandsons and illustrated by their other grandmother, Helen Craig. Philippa Pearce died in 2006.
Helen Craig is a widely acclaimed illustrator of books for children, including This Is the Bear by Sarah Hayes, One Windy Wednesday by Phyllis Root, The Yellow House by Blake Morrison, A Finder’s Magic by Philippa Pearce, and the hugely popular Angelina Ballerina stories by Katharine Holabird. Helen Craig lives in England.
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Spending the night away from home can be hard, but Amy figures out a way to stay at her grandma’s house and still not miss her family. After Amy decides to visit her grandma for three whole days, she packs her favorite things. When she unpacks the rug, horse, and sailboat, they transport her back to her house where she can peek in on her family. The final night, Amy becomes upset when she doesn’t see her family at home, but that is only because they have come to grandma’s house early. This is a comforting story about the consistency of family, and how even when you cannot see them, they are still there waiting. The pace is gentle and the illustrations are soft and delicate, perfect for bedtime reading. Share this with any child nervous to sleep away from home, and pair it with Margaret Reed MacDonald’s The Squeaky Door (2006). Preschool-Kindergarten. --Tiffany Erickson
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