Always With You
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Always With You
By (Author) Eric Walters
Illustrated by Carloe Liu
Nimbus Publishing Ltd
Nimbus Publishing Ltd
1st October 2019
1st October 2019
Canada
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Physical Properties
Hardback
32
Width 203mm, Height 254mm
Description
Age range 3 to 6
A heartfelt new picture book from bestselling children's author Eric Walters (From the Heart of Africa) and artist Carloe Liu.
Emily woke. On her night table, a letter was propped against her grandfather's picture. Her name was printed in pencil crayon the way only her grandfather did it, with each letter a different colour. He was always so kind and funny and silly...and now he was gone.
Carefully, she picked up the envelope and opened it....
In this poignant story, we follow young Emily who has recently lost her grandfather. As she grows, she discovers a series of letters he left behind for her, offering grandfatherly advice at life's most pivotal moments: first day of high school, graduation day, wedding, and ending with the birth of her own child. With gentle watercolours and fold-out letters for sharing with loved ones, Always With You is a timeless story about grief, growing up, and finding that those we love never truly leave us.
Reviews
"Like Munsch's Love You Forever, Always with You is more likely to appeal to the adult readers who are sharing the book with children than it will the young listeners who have yet to experience the life events the book references. However, children will still be engaged by the opportunities to lift the "envelope" flaps that cover the letters' contents, thereby revealing what Emily's grandfather had written to her.
In an opening "A Note from the Author", Walters shares the happening which led to the creation of Always with You and concludes by saying, "I hope that as you read this book, you remember someone you love and all the ways they are still with you." I suspect that a number of parents and grandparents will be prompted to follow Emily's grandfather's example and will actually prepare their own series of letters and gifts." --Canadian Reviews of Materials (Winnipeg, MB)
"Eric Walters's 101st book could be described as Love You Forever meets The Jolly Postman." --QuillandQuire.com (Toronto, ON)
"Part Jolly Postman with sturdy fold out letters and part classic Munsch Love You Forever, there is much to like in this charming and sincere book which addresses childhood grief with empathy and understanding." --Resource Links (Pouch Cove, NL)
Author Bio
Eric Walters began writing for his class to entice them to become more enthusiastic readers and writers. He has now published 101 books which have been translated into 13 languages and have won over 150 awards including 12 children's choice awards. Carloe (Shan) Liu is an illustrator, printmaker, and art teacher. She was born in China, studied media arts in Japan, and has a masters degree in Fine Arts. In 2018 Carloe immigrated to Canada.
