Ever imagine how it would feel if your own brother did something bad and had to go to jail? Know anybody who has a brother in jail right now?
We're about to meet a girl whose brother isn't home right now. His room is empty, He doesn't come to dinner anymore. She remembers that he used to read to her and he used to carry her on his shoulders so she could reach to the moon. But he doesn't do that now. It can't be easy to be her.
What would it be like to be this girl? What would it be like to have someone say they know her brother did something bad? What would it be like to visit him in prison? Would he look the same? Would he even be the same person?
For every child who lives this life with a brother in prison this book says, "I see you." This book says, "I understand." Maybe it even says, "It's not your fault."
Here is a chance to have empathy for someone else. Here is a chance to walk in someone else's shoes for about 40 pages and maybe when you close the book you will be a friend for someone who misses her brother -- because she loves him.
40 pages 978-0593127162 Ages 5-8
Keywords: dealing with feelings, dealing with emotions, prison, brothers and sisters, anger, love, family, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old, 8 year old
Recommended by: Barb Langridge, abookandahug.com
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