At the End of Holyrood Lane
$22.69
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
4 September 2018
Summary
Flick is just like any other youngster. She loves to chase butterflies and jump in autumn leaves.
But life at the end of Holyrood Lane is often violent and unpredictable due to the constant storms that plague her home, causing her to cringe with dread and flee whenever they strike. Flick tries her best to quell her fears and endure the storms’ persistent wrath until, one day, with nowhere left to hide Flick summons the courage to face her fears by asking for help to overcome them.
…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781925335767 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1925335763 |
| Author: | Dimity Powell, Nicky Johnston |
| Publisher: | Exisle Publishing |
| Imprint: | EK Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 4 September 2018 |
| Weight: | 468g |
| Audience Age: | 4-8 |
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Critics Review
“At the End of Holyrood Lane is a beautiful, non-didactic exploration of family violence. Unlike many other books broaching the subject, it deals with verbal abuse directed at the child protagonist. The illustrations show the parent figure in silhouette as a storm, and the other adult figure as a refuge from the storm. Highly suitable for teachers to read to Early Primary classes.”- Dr Zewlan Moor, Byron Bibliotherapy
“At The End of Holyrood Lane is a beautiful story about a little girl who is terrified by the storm that chases and scares her but when Flick reaches out for help she finally becomes safe and the sunshine comes out. Dimity Powell should be commended for the gentle way in which she approaches the challenges faced by so many children growing up in a house of violence. RizeUp is proud to support Dimity and her beautiful story and we are sure it will touch the lives of so many children and their parents in a positive way.”- Nicolle Edwards, CEO, RizeUp
“At the End of Hollyrood Lane, is timely in sending a message of hope to a child witnessing the scourge of domestic violence in their family.”- G.E. Poole, Registered Psychologist and Regional Director, Act for Kids
“The poetry and vivid use of language is exciting and will encourage creativity and love of language in young children. Above all, Dimity’s skills in and focus on mediating social and emotional skills and competencies to children, will encourage them to see help in dark times and help them to navigate through stormy weather and understand that it will pass”.- Leslee Edwin, Think Equal,
Dimity Powell
Dimity Powell is a writer of children’s stories and a reviewer of books, and also acts as a Books in Homes role model.
Nicky Johnston is an educator, speaker, and author/illustrator of children’s books. She visits schools and presents at workshops and conferences, sharing her journey, promoting emotional resilience and raising awareness of mental health issues.
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