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Just Because

A Heart-warming Celebration of Sibling Friendship [Paperback]

by Rebecca Elliott

Average rating of5.0from (7)reviews

    • Author

      Rebecca Elliott

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Lion Hudson

    • Published

      August 2010

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    Product Description

    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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    • Author

      Rebecca Elliott

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Lion Hudson

    • Published

      August 2010

    • Weight

      173g

    • Page Count

      32

    • Dimensions

      211 x 254 x 6 mm

    • ISBN

      9780745962351

    • ISBN-10

      0745962351

    • Eden Code

      2747108

    More Information

    • Author/Creator: Rebecca Elliott

    • ISBN: 9780745962351

    • Publisher: Lion Hudson

    • Release Date: August 2010

    • Weight: 173g

    • Dimensions: 211 x 254 x 6 mm

    • Eden Code: 2747108

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    5.0 (7)

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    13 years ago

    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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    13 years ago

    Just Because

    Children will love this book Just Because! Adults will know it is about a little boy who loves his severely disabled sister, but little ones will love them both Just Because
    Clemmie and Toby do all sorts of things together and enjoy each other’s company whatever Toby gets up to.
    A really lovely little book! Not sentimental, not stressing disability, just telling things as they are between a little boy and girl. I loved the words, I loved the illustrations and as it is about love I am allowed to keep repeating ‘love’!
    Available in sign language form the website noted.
    Shortlisted for the National Association of Special Educational needs Inclusive Children's Book 2011

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