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by Siobhán Parkinson (Author), Donald Teskey (Illustrator)
This illustrated story book is a valuable tool to help children and families cope with miscarriage, stillbirth, perinatal death or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) with comfort and understanding.
Matthew is excited about the new baby. But then, one day, something very sad happens. The doctor tells Matthew's mother that her baby isn't growing properly and it won't be strong enough to live outside her body. Matthew and his mother and father will always remember their baby. But as time goes by, they will not feel sad so often.
Siobhán Parkinson, Ireland's first Laureate na nÓg (children's literature laureate), wrote this story from experience, to help her son cope with the loss of a baby. It was writing this book that she found her voice as a children's writer, a gift she credits to the baby she lost all those years ago.
Created with compassion, this child-centred book offers families and practitioners a clear, age-appropriate way to talk about grief, remembrance and healing with young children.
Featured in the US Children's Book Council 'Transformation' Reading List
Author Biography
Siobhán Parkinson has written around thirty books for children and adults. She was Ireland's first Laureate na nÓg (children's laureate). She is also a translator from German and she writes in Irish as well as in English. She lives in Dublin with her husband, the wood artist Roger Bennett. All Shining in the Spring was her first book. It was in writing this book that Siobhán found her voice as a children's author, a gift she attributes to the baby she lost all those years ago.
