My father's arms are a boat, Stein Erik Lunde ; Oyvind Torseter ; translated from the Norwegian by Kari Dickson
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My father's arms are a boat, Stein Erik Lunde ; Oyvind Torseter ; translated from the Norwegian by Kari Dickson
Language
eng
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illustrations
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Ages 4-8
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
My father's arms are a boat
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783151496
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Stein Erik Lunde ; Oyvind Torseter ; translated from the Norwegian by Kari Dickson
Summary
It's quieter than it's ever been. Unable to sleep, a young boy climbs into his father's arms. Feeling the warmth and closeness of his father, he begins to ask questions about the birds, the foxes, and whether his mom will ever wake up. They go outside under the starry sky. Loss and love are as present as the white spruces, while the father's clear answers and assurances calm his worried son. Here we feel the cycles of life and life's continuity, even in the face of absence and loss, so strongly and clearly that we know at the end that everything will, somehow, be all right
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- Juvenile works
- Fathers and sons -- Fiction
- Pères et fils -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Renards -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Livres d'images
- Foxes -- Juvenile fiction
- Grief in children -- Juvenile fiction
- Contemporary realistic fiction
- Chagrin chez l'enfant -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- picture books
- Death -- Fiction
- Dust jackets (Bindings) -- 2013
- Picture books
- Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction
- Mothers + Death -- Juvenile fiction
- Picture books for children
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- Contributor2
- Creator1
- Genre7
- Subject16
- Juvenile works
- Fathers and sons -- Fiction
- Pères et fils -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Renards -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Livres d'images
- Foxes -- Juvenile fiction
- Grief in children -- Juvenile fiction
- Contemporary realistic fiction
- Chagrin chez l'enfant -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- picture books
- Death -- Fiction
- Dust jackets (Bindings) -- 2013
- Picture books
- Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction
- Mothers + Death -- Juvenile fiction
- Picture books for children
- Content2
- Author1
- Illustrator1
- Is Part Of1
- Translator1
- Mapped to1