In the Blue

Name: In the Blue
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9780316497626
Price: 39.99 NZD
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By Erin Hourigan

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Summary

In the Blue by Erin Hourigan is a charming children's book focusing on a young girl experiencing complex emotions. Through beautifully illustrated pages, it gently explores themes of sadness and coping, offering young readers and their families a way to understand and talk about feelings. The story provides hope and understanding, ensuring that it’s both engaging and comforting for children.
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Format: Hardback

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An emotional and tender picture book that accessibly explores depression within a family, through the use of color.

Description

I've always been my dad's little sunspot.

But one day, his world was no longer bright and yellow-it was a deep, dark blue.

As one father embarks on an emotional journey, his daughter will navigate life lived in and around his depression. Most days the sun won't be able to peek through the clouds. But with each new wave of change, love will always bond them together.

This poignant and important story, with its use of color to indicate the ups and downs of one family's emotions, is an accessible way to discuss mental illness with young readers.

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In the Blue by Erin Hourigan is praised for its poignant and illustrative use of colour symbolism to portray depression in a way that is both metaphorical and clear. The book offers a sensitive and realistic portrayal of the impact of mental health issues on a family, leading towards a resolution that focuses on management rather than a cure.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780316497626

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 05 May 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Little, Brown Young Readers

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 236.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 360g

Pages: 40

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Erin Hourigan Happiness & Mental Health Young Adult

About the Author

Erin Hourigan is an author and illustrator who lives in Portland, Oregon. In high school, Erin first learned of her dad's clinical depression. As she grew up and embarked on her own emotional journey, she wanted to make a book that could spark conversations in families who may not always talk about such big emotions. In the Blue is her author-illustrator debut. Erin invites you to visit her at erinhourigan.com.