A New Room for William - Softcover

Grindley, Sally

3.5

28 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0747550484 ISBN 13: 9780747550488

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2001

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'Sally Grindley excels in stories that extend a child's emotional experience without becoming sentimental or precious' The Scotsman When William moves house he does not like his new room. He does not like his new garden and he wants to go back to his old house. But moving is always hard and William's mum persuades him that he would feel much better if he helped choose the wallpaper for his room. Soon William is cheering up - because he chose dinosaur wallpaper - and dinosaurs are his favourite. And he is cheering up because he has met the boy next door with whom he is soon having a great time playing in the tree that they share. Finally William's mother has decorated William's room and he loves it! But just one question remains unanswered. And you have to read the book to find out what it is! A fabulous picture book with brilliantly integrated art and words, working together to masterful, and tear-jerking, effect.

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A New Room For Williamis a sensitively worded and illustrated picture book about the fears a small child faces when his little world is turned upside down by moving house.

Naturally enough, little William is dazed and confused at the turn his little life has taken, and doesn't understand why the things he has grown to know and love must change. He finds his new room dark and daunting enough, but the fact that his dad hasn't moved into the new house with himself and his mother is causing great concern. He soon finds ways to cheer himself up, but one big question still remains unanswered...

A beautifully moving picture book that deals delicately with a marriage break up, A New Room for William is a sensitive portrayal of the thoughts and emotions of a little boy in the midst of a dramatic life-change. Magical, washed illustrations combine with simple, easy to follow text, helping to make this book an unforgettable and informative read that doesn't preach or patronise, but simply explores the worries of a little boy with the weight of the world on his shoulders. A great book for sharing, this touching picture book is ideal for explaining the difficulties of a marriage break-up, but is also a simply lovely story dealing with change in a straightforward, no nonsense manner. (Age 3 and over.) --Susan Harrison

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'Sally Grindley excels in stories that extend a child's emotional experience without becoming sentimental or precious' The Scotsman

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