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Just Because

A Heart-warming Celebration of Sibling Friendship

by Rebecca Elliott

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Just Because

Just Because by Rebecca Elliott was published by Lion Hudson Plc in August 2010 and is our 3426th best seller. The ISBN for Just Because is 9780745962351.

Just Because is a heart-warming picture book by Rebecca Elliott, telling the delightful story of a brother’s love for his sister.

'My big sister Clemmie is my best friend. She can't walk, talk, move around much, cook macaroni, pilot a plane, juggle or do algebra. I don't know why she doesn't do these things”

This charming picture book covers the issue of disability in a unique and beautiful celebration of sibling friendship to which all children can relate.

The brother delights in telling us about just how special his sister is and about all the fun things they do together.

In the story we realize that his sister has special needs and by then we just accept, as he does, all the wonderful things about her.

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Details for Just Because

Page last updated	3rd June 2011
Author / Artist	Rebecca Elliott
Book Format	Paperback
Publisher	Lion Hudson Plc (August 2010)
Weight	454g
Number of Pages	32
Thickness	9 mm
Height	260 mm
Width	215 mm
ISBN	9780745962351
ISBN-10	0745962351
Product ID	2747108

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Related Departments

This product is also listed in the following departments:

Candle Books department under Christian Fiction for Children
Christian Books department under Christian Fiction for Children
Eden Awards 2010 department under Kids Awards 2010
Christian Publishers department under Lion Hudson
Lion Hudson Shop department under Picture Books and Story Collections
Christian Authors department under Rebecca Elliott

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Customer Reviews

Just Because average rating of 5/5 based on 6 reviews.

Just Because - Carousel

'[A] thoughtful picture book to meander through together... This warm, colour-saturated, loving story is a treasure for all readers.'

Michael Rosen - Children's Author

'A truly lovely book.'

Jacqueline Wilson - Children's Author

'This delightful, warm, beautifully illustrated picture book deserves a place on every bookshelf.'

Joy Court - Youth Libraries Group

'A book that deserves a place in every library and school in the country!'

Dame Clare Tickell - Chief Executive of Action for Children

'The just because approach is excellent because it recognizes difference without having to understand why, and acknowledges the unconditional acceptance and love that exists between siblings. Against this backdrop, it can really help children to learn and understand more about disability. The images are charming and I can see this book being genuinely helpful for many families with a disabled child or relative, as well as in pre-school and primary school settings.'

The School Librarian

“[This] is a book of great strength and subtlety and it comes as no surprise to find that Clemmie and her brother are based in Elliott’s own children, thus their story is told be an author-illustrator who knows them and their lives intimately. In these pages Elliott explores what it is that makes someone loveable and we with her characters find that it is ‘just because’ In using the child narrator and setting up ‘just because’ as the refrain that is the answer to seemingly impossible questions and situations, Elliott has found a way to bring a luminous clarity to the fact that there isn’t an answer to disability, just as there aren’t answers to so many of the important things in life. When Clemmie’s brother says something is ‘just because’ we get a sense of positive acceptance, a sense that sometimes we can appreciate something without understanding it fully. The text is spare and the illustrations are quite dreamy, very bright with an exuberance and energy conveyed through big brush strokes, which carries the disarmingly thoughtful narrative perfectly. Colourful and attractive, this is one for every bookshelf, in the library, at school and home.”

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