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Clare's Goodbye by Anna Pignataro, Libby Gleeson

mat_tobin's review against another edition

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5.0

Moving house can be an exciting time for us all but it can also bring a sense of loss, anger and confusion. In this partnership between Gleeson and Pignataro, we watch as Clare's siblings say their farewells to the spaces and places of their old hold whilst Clare watches on in determined defiance. When she disappears, her siblings find that she has her own, beautiful way of celebrating one life in preparation for her next adventure.
Gleeson writes so well here, trusting Pignataro's evocative illustrations; a mixed-media blend of collage, pencils and paints which give such a powerful and true depiction of landscape and warmth which I envisioned so closely to that of a child.

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4.0

Everyone has their own ways of dealing with change and farewells, which is gently shown in this story of three siblings moving and saying goodbye to their home.

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5.0

Moving house can be an exciting time for us all but it can also bring a sense of loss, anger and confusion. In this partnership between Gleeson and Pignataro, we watch as Clare's siblings say their farewells to the spaces and places of their old hold whilst Clare watches on in determined defiance. When she disappears, her siblings find that she has her own, beautiful way of celebrating one life in preparation for her next adventure.
Gleeson writes so well here, trusting Pignataro's evocative illustrations; a mixed-media blend of collage, pencils and paints which give such a powerful and true depiction of landscape and warmth which I envisioned so closely to that of a child.
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