Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Alfred A. Knopf
Pages
32
Description
A girl preparing to visit her seriously ill uncle in the hospital imagines being a skywriter and flying over his bed with a message of love.
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1993
Physical description
32 p.; 8.8 x 7.9 inches
ISBN
037581518X / 9780375815188
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LibraryThing member raizel
Moving story of a young girl taking an airplane trip to visit her dying uncle. First she imagines what she would do and write if she were a skywriter, then what she would do and say at the hospital. Lots of details of her imaginings and the subjunctive tense. Understated and lump-in-the-throat
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inducing. The lush colors fill pages. Show Less
LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV
Perfect. Doesn't read like bibliotherapy - just a lovely story. I do think it would be a good idea to read this well *before* someone you or your child loves goes to the hospital. Frank details help it feel real, but don't overwhelm, and the colors of the sky and the images of flight give comfort
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and cheer. Show Less
Awards
Colorado Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1995)
CCBC Choices (1993)
Call number
J2H.208