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5.0
Look closely at the picture on the cover of the book – and then imagine the entire book illustrated by these charming clay sculptures augmented by other materials. They fairly leap off the page.
The owner of the pup Dukes has to go away for a year and takes Dukes to a friend in rural Prince Edward Island. It’s a big change from his big, busy Ontario city and Dukes doesn’t like it at first. Christina has asked him to stay though so he decides to obey her – and slowly becomes familiar with the delights of country life. When Christina returns, he wants to convince her to stay.
The title is apropos because on PEI, you are either an “Islander” or you are “From Away”. Even if both your parents were Islanders and brought you “home” when you were two, if you were born “away”, you’ll always be ‘from away’. It’s a point of pride and principle for Islanders.
This book was created by husband and wife team Shaun & Christina Patterson, although from Shaun’s bio one might assume that he did the lion’s share. The Patterson themselves are ‘from away’ having moved from Barrie, Ontario to PEI over five years ago.
This book is a delight – to read, look at, and discuss with your child.
4½ stars
The owner of the pup Dukes has to go away for a year and takes Dukes to a friend in rural Prince Edward Island. It’s a big change from his big, busy Ontario city and Dukes doesn’t like it at first. Christina has asked him to stay though so he decides to obey her – and slowly becomes familiar with the delights of country life. When Christina returns, he wants to convince her to stay.
The title is apropos because on PEI, you are either an “Islander” or you are “From Away”. Even if both your parents were Islanders and brought you “home” when you were two, if you were born “away”, you’ll always be ‘from away’. It’s a point of pride and principle for Islanders.
This book was created by husband and wife team Shaun & Christina Patterson, although from Shaun’s bio one might assume that he did the lion’s share. The Patterson themselves are ‘from away’ having moved from Barrie, Ontario to PEI over five years ago.
This book is a delight – to read, look at, and discuss with your child.
4½ stars
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