Where Are You: A Child's Book About Loss

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SANDS were able to support us in travelling through this unbearable minefield of grief and specifically George’s childhood loss of a sibling, together, as a family.

Interwoven with their story is that of Eileen Lydon, a hyper-intellectual, ridiculously low-paid editorial assistant at a Dublin literary journal where she spends her days inserting missing periods between W. H. Auden's initials. Smarting from a painful breakup, she seeks solace in the company of her oldest friend, Simon Costigan, a parliamentary assistant who, over the years, has casually dated a series of much younger women. Simon has been a light in her often-unhappy life since early childhood — and she's loath to risk losing his devoted friendship for a serious relationship that might go wrong.

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The competition is open to entrants from the UK only. The winner will be chosen at random after the competition closes – but see the full t&cs below. Terms and Conditions of Giveaway Where are you from? This is a question many of our multicultural children are asked everyday. This is a question that sometimes makes one feel as if you don't belong here or there. In the book, a little girl is constantly asked this question. When she presents it to her abuelo, he enlightens her with a plethora of scenarios and situations that encompass where she is from. Most importantly, the girl learns that she is from the heart of those before her, and that the answer to this question is not a one word response, yet a colorful celebration of life. Disclaimer: I received thisWonderbly “Where Are You?” Book forthe purposes of this review. But all thoughts and opinions are my own.

The books themselves have themes and adventures centred around friendship and kindness. And they help your child learn important social skills whilst stimulating their imaginations. What elevates her work is ... her uncanny ability to entrance us by capturing the emotional risks, power plays, miscommunications, ups and downs, hard work, and mixed feelings that accompany so much of our undertakings. When classmates and acquaintances persistently ask her where she is from, refusing to accept her answer that she is from here, a young girl turns to her Abuelo (grandfather) for answers in this lovely new picture-book from author Yamile Saied Méndez and illustrator Jaime Kim. His poetic answers allude to the young girl's Argentine and (possible) Puerto Rican heritage, but when she persists in her question, he replies that she is from his heart, and from the heart of all her ancestors...

Yamile Saied Mendez did an excellent job of telling the story not only with words but with the usage of images. The images allowed me as a reader to feel for the story and empathize with those who are going through a constant battle and struggling to find themselves. The pictures told their own story but also didn't take away from the words. Her use of writing craft was also one of the reasons why I loved this book so much as she had Abuelo compare their beauty with nature, which could allow readers to relate as well. As I read Where are you From by Yamile Saied Mendez, it exceeded my expectations and has become a WOW book and one of my favorite books in the contemporary realistic fiction genre. It allows readers to feel the raw emotions of what a person has to go through after being questioned about where they are from just because they look different and how they begin to question their identity. Elizabeth was delighted when she saw her name on the cover of. And she recognised herself in the avatar straight away. This giveaway is limited to UK entrants aged 18 or over. If you enter from out of the UK, your entry will be deleted.

This book was recommended to me by my aunt, who like the author, is from Argentina. She said that it would be a nice book to read my daughter who is growing up multicultural and will most likely have to attempt to answer this question of "where she is from" at one time or another. Since I'm Argentine and her mother is Mexican, my daughter, like many children around the world, need to understand that there are many layers to our identity and that the cultures and spirits of our ancestors live in us through our DNA but also from the experiences that came before. When a girl is asked where she’s from—where she’s really from—none of her answers seems to be the right one. Unsure about how to reply, she turns to her loving abuelo for help. He doesn’t give her the response she expects. She gets an even better one. Lyrical language and luminous illustrations. An ideal vehicle for readers to ponder and discuss their own identities." — Kirkus (starred review)Read on as you have a chance of winning a personalised book for yourself or your favourite little one! You may not be a stranger to Wonderbly. They produce a large range of personalised books for children of all ages. All of their books make your child the star of the story. Which is a great way to inspire self belief, and promote a love of reading. One of my favourite details when choosing the personalisation in the book was the chance to write a short dedication at the start to my little girl. Although Wonderbly do provide some lovely inspiring words, you can edit these to make it so much more fitting for your own child. Which is such a lovely touch.