About This Book
A parent would reach for this book when a child is feeling sad or anxious about an ending, whether it is moving, the end of a school year, or the death of a loved one. Using innovative die-cut pages that create a window through time, this book shows a single spot of land as it evolves from the age of dinosaurs to a hopeful, imaginative future. It's a gentle and poetic meditation on change, continuity, and the beautiful truth that every ending is also a beginning. For ages 5 to 9, it is an excellent tool for starting conversations about big, abstract concepts like time and loss in a way that feels comforting, wondrous, and reassuring.
What Parents Should Know
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The book deals metaphorically with loss, endings, and the passage of time. The felling of a large, ancient tree to make way for a house is a key moment of change that could be read as a loss. The approach is entirely secular and philosophical. The resolution is deeply hopeful, framing every change as a necessary step toward a new beginning and emphasizing the constant, forward-moving nature of life. The final message is one of infinite possibility.
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