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A book to help children and families cope with the loss of a baby.

Matthew is excited about the new baby. But then, one day, something very sad happens. The doctor tells Matthew's mother that her baby isn't growing properly and it won't be strong enough to live outside her body.

Matthew and his mother and father will always remember their baby. But as time goes by, they will not feel sad so often.

The author wrote this story based on her own experience, to help her son cope with the loss of a baby. This child-centred book is intended to help children and families who experience miscarriage, stillbirth, perinatal death or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

A new edition of the first published book by Siobhán Parkinson, who later became Ireland's first Laureate na nÓg (Children's Laureate). It was writing this book that Parkinson found her voice as a children's writer, a gift she credits to the baby she lost all those years ago.



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‘Anyone who has experienced the loss of a baby; who is experiencing the loss of a baby will find solace in its pages.’

-- Mary Esther Judy * Fallen Star Stories *

All Shining in the Spring: The Story of a Baby

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    A Paperback / softback by Siobhán Parkinson, Donald Teskey

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      Publisher: Little Island
      Publication Date: 03/04/2021
      ISBN13: 9781912417575, 978-1912417575
      ISBN10: 191241757X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A book to help children and families cope with the loss of a baby.

      Matthew is excited about the new baby. But then, one day, something very sad happens. The doctor tells Matthew's mother that her baby isn't growing properly and it won't be strong enough to live outside her body.

      Matthew and his mother and father will always remember their baby. But as time goes by, they will not feel sad so often.

      The author wrote this story based on her own experience, to help her son cope with the loss of a baby. This child-centred book is intended to help children and families who experience miscarriage, stillbirth, perinatal death or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

      A new edition of the first published book by Siobhán Parkinson, who later became Ireland's first Laureate na nÓg (Children's Laureate). It was writing this book that Parkinson found her voice as a children's writer, a gift she credits to the baby she lost all those years ago.



      Trade Review

      ‘Anyone who has experienced the loss of a baby; who is experiencing the loss of a baby will find solace in its pages.’

      -- Mary Esther Judy * Fallen Star Stories *

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