Review: A good way to deal with childhood bereavement.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 24, 2013
Review Of Tony Gilbert's The Cloud DiaryThe Cloud Diary by Tony Gilbert (Illustrated by Philip Howell) is a short children's story told in first person that conveys the thoughts of a young child and the emotion of a bereaved family as seen through the child's eyes. It's use of language and sentence structure is compelling and appropriate for young readers affording an easily understood, clear compassionate story. It recommend it as an excellent read for a child or an adult with a young child to better grasp what it feels like.The story offers hope through the recurrent imagery of a cloud that becomes the child's friend and frequent companion with whom the child enjoys songs and often sings along. Also the child is also comforted with dreams of the concerned mother who has passed away and through relating those experiences offers comfort to the father.For any anyone going through a similar difficult time with a young child in bereavement or a child with a friend who is struggling to understand the loss of a loved one, The Cloud Diary will help. Fifty percent of the profits go to Winston's Wish, a charity for bereaved children.Elgon Williams