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"A child-centred exploration of loss, grief and how to manage it,"
The hole of the title represents the loss of our young narrator’s little brother, Matty. We can see it in the illustrations as a deep black scribble – it’s on the bed where Matty used to sleep, at the family’s table. It goes with them to school too, where some of the other kids don’t see it, some ignore it, some have holes of their own.
It’s only when the child jumps into the hole, and in the echoey space expresses all their feelings - of anger and resentment as well as grief - that they start to feel better, and a conversation about Matty with best friend Nora helps even more.
The final pages offer an uplifting sense of hope and reminder that those we love are never really gone. This child-centred explanation of loss and ways to cope when someone you live dies, will be of huge help to any young person going through the experience, and provides an excellent starting point for conversations about the subject for all young people. The illustrations are warm and reassuring, perfectly pitched for the subject.
A powerful and profoundly moving picture book story about grief that is perfect for opening up conversations about loss with young readersA little boy has a big hole in his life after his brother's death. It's in the bottom bunk where Matty used to sleep, and on Matty's chair at dinner.It follows him everywhere - and he hates it.
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A powerful and profoundly moving picture book story about grief that is perfect for opening up conversations about loss with young readersA little boy has a big hole in his life after his brother's death. It's in the bottom bunk where Matty used to sleep, and on Matty's chair at dinner.It follows him everywhere - and he hates it.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Hole and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
The Hole features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Recommendations, Stories about Family and Friends, PSHE: Bereavement and Grief, PSHE: Family Issues, PSHE: Siblings, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s picture books, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and behaviours, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Relationships (non-family / groups)
Paperback. £8.09, down from the £8.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Hole was written by Lindsay Bonilla and published by Puffin an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK
The Hole has 32 pages
£8.09, reduced from £8.99. In Stock.
