Where Are You Now?

by Tyler Clark Burke

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Pub Date Oct 15 2019 | Archive Date Oct 15 2019

Children's Fiction

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Description

Just as the sun sets to make way for the rising moon, or snowflakes melt only to return as fog and mist, things that disappear in nature often reappear in different forms. This picture book uses this simple but powerful metaphor of disappearance and reappearance as an entry point for talking with children about death.

Drawing examples from nature—seeds, stars, and even the growth of children into adults—this book provides a bright and joyful framework for readers to begin to understand the passing of a loved one, or to help shape difficult conversations around death.

Written in accessible verse and illustrated in bright washes of watercolor, this is a beautiful, gentle book that invites young readers to find comfort in transformation. Built around the idea that death can be thought of as a kind of regeneration, the narrative shows how a loved one’s presence can be felt in meaningful and enduring ways.

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EDITION	Other Format
ISBN	9781771473675
PRICE	$16.95 (USD)
PAGES	32

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catherine h, Reviewer

Death is not final seems to be the message. Loved ones may die, but really it's only a change and they are still with us. Lovely sentiment. I think it can be a comfort to anyone of any age.

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Stephanie L, Reviewer

A deeply moving meditation perfect to curl up and read. Where are you Now? By Tyler Clarke Burke is the perfect story to read before you send your loved ones off to sleep or to share when you have recently experienced a loss.

Following a lovely pattern of first asking where something has gone, a star, a snowflake, a seed, the sun and then realizing those things are all still right where they were left, perhaps they have changed somewhat but they have never really left. She then moves this lyrical, poetic story to people and making the connection that the people we love are never really gone, they exist in our memories and in ourselves as reflections.

Beyond the beautiful words are her captivating illustrations. Her style is out of the ordinary, so vivid and striking with so much visual impact. Readers will be drawn into the story by her incredible art. Her creative style could be used to challenge readers to create their own where are you?...there you are narratives and illustrations. This is such a wonderful book in that it grows with the reader. It makes a fantastic bedtime/snuggle story for the very littlest of readers, but can also be used with your older readers to spark conversation and reflection about life and death