Stuck in the Middle
A Story About Separation
Reeks: Difficult Conversations
Tom Tinn-Disbury
- A
- touching
- story
- that
- introduces
- children
- to
- separation,
- following
- the
- challenges
- a
- family
- face
- going
- through
- a
- divorce.Divorce
- and
- separation
- can
- be
- hard
- on
- any
- family
- and
- a
- difficult
- topic
- for
- children
- to
- understand,
- including
- Tilly.
- Tilly
- lives
- in
- the
- mountains
- with
- her
- mummy
- and
- daddy.
- She
- loves
- it
- -
- there
- are
- beautiful
- views
- and
- lots
- of
- space
- to
- play.
- The
- only
- downside
- is
- that
- she
- lives
- some
- of
- the
- time
- with
- Mummy
- on
- one
- mountain
- and
- the
- rest
- of
- the
- time
- with
- Daddy
- on
- another.Even
- though
- their
- mountains
- are
- joined
- by
- a
- bridge,
- Tilly
- isn't
- allowed
- to
- use
- it.
- Instead,
- Tilly
- has
- to
- walk
- all
- the
- way
- down
- one
- mountain
- and
- trek
- up
- the
- next
- to
- get
- between
- the
- two
- houses,
- which
- makes
- her
- extremely
- tired
- and
- makes
- her
- wish
- that
- they
- all
- lived
- together.
- One
- day,
- when
- upset,
- Tilly
- decides
- to
- fix
- the
- old,
- wobbly
- bridge
- in
- the
- hope
- that
- it
- will
- fix
- her
- family.
- Will
- she
- succeed?This
- touching
- story
- for
- children
- aged
- 3-5
- features:-
- The
- charming
- narrative
- of
- this
- book
- differs
- from
- the
- typically
- intense
- and
- institutional
- approach
- to
- the
- topic.
-
- Beautiful,
- immersive
- illustrations
- that
- engage
- the
- young
- readers
- in
- the
- story.
-
- A
- large
- format
- makes
- it
- perfect
- for
- adults
- and
- children
- to
- read
- together.
-
- Two
- non-fiction
- pages
- that
- teaches
- families
- about
- how
- to
- approach
- this
- difficult
- conversation.
-
- One
- page
- of
- professional
- advice
- and
- tips
- for
- parents
- and
- adults.This
- moving
- and
- sensitively
- written
- story
- gently
- introduces
- children
- to
- family
- separation
- and
- teaches
- them
- how
- to
- deal
- with
- the
- emotions
- surrounding
- divorce.
- Beautiful
- illustrations
- allow
- children
- to
- immerse
- themselves
- in
- the
- book,
- alongside
- the
- informative
- and
- charming
- narrative
- which
- provides
- a
- gentle
- approach
- to
- this
- sensitive
- subject.The
- second
- book
- in
- Tom
- Tinn-Disbury's
- Difficult
- Conversations
- series,
- Stuck
- in
- the
- Middle
- is
- ideal
- for
- adults
- and
- children
- to
- share
- and
- perfect
- for
- starting
- a
- difficult
- conversation
- with
- a
- little
- one.At
- DK,
- we
- believe
- in
- the
- power
- of
- discovery.So
- why
- stop
- there?The
- Difficult
- Conversations
- series
- gently
- introduces
- sensitive
- topics
- to
- help
- children
- understand
- them
- a
- little
- better.
- Stuck
- in
- the
- Middle
- is
- the
- second
- book
- in
- the
- series,
- so
- why
- not
- try
- Lost
- in
- the
- Clouds,
- a
- gentle
- story
- to
- help
- children
- understand
- the
- difficult
- topic
- of grief.
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