A sensitively-told story that addresses the tricky subject of divorce with care and understanding, from Clare Helen Welsh and sa Gilland. Laughing and playing together as a family on the beach, it seems the happy, warm days of summer will never end. Then, everything changes. Mummy and Daddy say they cant live together anymore, and sad, worried feelings begin to emerge Its not fair! Was it all my fault? But, as time passes and the seasons change, it becomes clearer that hard times wont always be quite so hard . . . A lyrical book about the difficult emotions a child can feel when their parents break up, with an optimistic message of hope and resilience. Gorgeous illustrations and an emotive colour palette perfectly capture the nuances of emotion felt by both the child and parents during a separation. Much like Pat Thomass My Family's Changing, Claire Masurels Two Homes and Patrice Karsts The Invisible String, Everything Changes offers a way to help children understand their feelings during big changes in their family unit. ?Also available from this author and illustrator: The Perfect Shelter PRAISE FOR EVERYTHING CHANGES: "Parental separation is never easy, but this gentle picture book handles the subject with tenderness and sensitivity . . . It's an ideal book for offering gentle guidance to children who are experiencing big changes in their family and processing the feelings that come with it." BookTrust

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 3-6 years.

There are 32 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2022 by Little Tiger Press Group .

Clare Helen Welsh is a children's book author who lives in Devon with her husband and two children. In 2013 Clare won the The Margaret Carey Scholarship for Picture book Writers and in 2014 she received the silver medal at The Greenhouse Funny Prize for her debut picture book Aerodynamics of Biscuits . She teaches primary school and has over ten year's experience in Early Years and Key Stage One education.