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My Father's Arms Are A Boat (2013)

by Stein Erik Lunde(Favorite Author)

3.86 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1592701248 (ISBN13: 9781592701247)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Enchanted Lion Books

review 1: Absolutely beautiful story about a boy and his father at night. The mother has died at some point previously. The story isn't about the mother's death, per se, but suggests it in the story line. the boy can't sleep and goes to the living room to find dad. He asks dad questions about the birds and the foxes and where they sleep, then asks if mom is sleeping too. The cut out illustrations are sparse, dark yet eloquent. The pictures evoke the feeling of loss and isolation- of the fox, the bird, but the dad and son have each other.
review 2: This book was really beautifully illustrated. It was originally written in Norwegian. It's about a boy who can't sleep so he stays up in the living room with his father and they talk about his mother's death and the world... more outside. I would connect this book to the popular Disney movie, Frozen. In Frozen, the two main characters' parents die and in the beginning of the movie especially, we see Elsa and Ana deal with grieving over their parent's death. Also in many other Disney movies; like Cinderella, Bambi, and The Lion King; either one or both of the parents have died and their is obvious scenes of grieving or difficulty adjusting. Sadly, the death of a parent is something that too many children have to go through. This book and all those movies can be ways to help these children understand that they are not alone and to help them grieve and process through it. I student could connect this book to their selves if they have had a parent, grandparent, sibling, or any other relative pass away. They could easily relate to what the characters in this book are feeling. I would connect this book to my student's world by talking about emotions and teaching them how to comfort someone who is sad or how to correctly deal with their emotions. All children are bound to either personally deal with an immediate death or loss in their family or know someone who is going through it so I can use this book to teach them about it. less

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