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Always Here
Whether you are 10 or 50 years old, losing a parent always leaves you in a childlike frame of mind. "Always Here" here is an illustrated, inspirational story of hope even during great loss. In 1978 at the age of 10 I experienced that great loss and this is my story of the loss of my mother.
30 pages, Paperback
Published May 1, 2014
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January 19, 2019
-Disclaimer: I won this book for free through Goodreads giveaways in exchange for an honest review.-
The book was marketed for ages young and old. However, it became apparent to me that it is clearly for a younger audience. I went into it thinking it was a more of a memoir since on the back it claims it is a story of the loss of his mom.
*SPOILER*
But at the very end, the animals start talking to the kid and the kid understands what they are saying. It was very out of the blue and out of place. This just made the death of his mom seem like a joke since animals do not talk.
It is 29 pages and has illustrations throughout it. If there were no illustrations I think the book would have been better. Faces are out of proportion. At one point the child looks like he is 6 ft. tall. The child looks more like an adult. Half the time the characters look bored. Everything was just a disaster in that department.
I take it the author wrote this book more for himself than anything. To me, it is just not worth the time or money. The writing skills are very minimal. The wording of some things and lack of detail make the book appear unprofessional.
Example, he says "he wanted mom to get better in the worst way and now Grandma was telling him she was going to Heaven" (pg. 11). This is the point when the grandma tells the child the mom is dead. Overall, the wording, illustrations, and the story itself just was a complete miss for me.
The book was marketed for ages young and old. However, it became apparent to me that it is clearly for a younger audience. I went into it thinking it was a more of a memoir since on the back it claims it is a story of the loss of his mom.
*SPOILER*
But at the very end, the animals start talking to the kid and the kid understands what they are saying. It was very out of the blue and out of place. This just made the death of his mom seem like a joke since animals do not talk.
It is 29 pages and has illustrations throughout it. If there were no illustrations I think the book would have been better. Faces are out of proportion. At one point the child looks like he is 6 ft. tall. The child looks more like an adult. Half the time the characters look bored. Everything was just a disaster in that department.
I take it the author wrote this book more for himself than anything. To me, it is just not worth the time or money. The writing skills are very minimal. The wording of some things and lack of detail make the book appear unprofessional.
Example, he says "he wanted mom to get better in the worst way and now Grandma was telling him she was going to Heaven" (pg. 11). This is the point when the grandma tells the child the mom is dead. Overall, the wording, illustrations, and the story itself just was a complete miss for me.
April 29, 2017
Thank you Goodreads for sending me this book. A heartfelt book, expressing the authors grief at losing a parent, but told through the experience as a child and the animals he works with. As such, it has a child like quality, but is thoughtfully written to be read by any age. It is a very short read, but very poignant.
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