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Two Places to Call Home
A picture book about divorce
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An uplifting picture book for families dealing with separation and divorce
Florrie has two of everything.
Two lovely brothers . . .
Two smashing parents . . .
Two very cuddled pets.
But two isn't always a magic number, as Florrie now has to live in TWO different houses-
one with her mum . . . and one with her dad.
An uplifting picture book that helps young readers embrace change and discuss their feelings around divorce or separation.
Brought to you by the award-winning, best-selling author, of When the Sky Falls, Phil Earle.
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Two Places to Call Home by Phil Earle is praised for its reassuring and hopeful approach, offering imaginative strategies to help children deal with the anxiety of parental separation. Reviewers commend the book for its heartfelt, honest, and positive narrative, describing it as a much-needed addition to children's literature.
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ISBN: 9780241529522
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 16 February 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Ladybird
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Jess Rose
- Illustrated by Jess Rose
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 3.0mm
Width: 233.0mm
Height: 285.0mm
Weight: 200g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Phil Earle (Author) Phil Earle was born, raised and schooled in Hull. His first job was as a care worker in a children's home, an experience that influenced the ideas behind Being Billy and Saving Daisy. He then trained as a drama therapist working in south London with traumatized and abused adolescents. After a couple of years in the care sector, Phil chose the more sedate lifestyle of being a bookseller, now working in children's publishing. His novel When the Sky Falls was shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal and won the 2022 British Book Award for Children's Fiction Book of the Year, as well as the Books Are My Bag Readers Award and the Times Children's Book of the Year. Phil now lives on a hill in West Yorkshire with his wife, children, two dogs and a dragon called Baz. Jess Rose (Illustrator) Jess Rose is an Author, Illustrator, and Designer born and raised in Yorkshire, England. She loved to draw from a very young age. At University she studied print and pattern and went onto work in design. Her love for storytelling has always been there, using pictures to create the stories from her imagination for her children at bedtime. Jess has illustrated for several children's books, and her work has been featured on Cbeebies bedtime stories. When Jess isn't working and spending time with her family, she can be found walking in the countryside, wild swimming and practising aerial hoop.
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