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I have two homes / Marian De Smet ; [illustrated by] Nynke Talsma ; [translated by Emma D. Dryden].
A young girl named Nina recounts her feelings about her parents' divorce and describes what it is like to live in two households in this touching picture book. Everything is different from the way it was, and sometimes the behavior of the adults around her is upsetting to Nina. This honest, uncomplicated account of divorce from a child's point of view will reassure and comfort young readers who are experiencing the changes that divorce brings to a family.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781605371023
- ISBN: 1605371025
- Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Clavis, c2012.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Original title: Ik woon in twee huizen" -- T.p. verso. "English language edition edited by Emma D. Dryden, drydenbks llc" --T.p. verso. "First published in Belgium and Holland by Clavis Uitgeverij, Hasslet - Amersterdam, 2008. c2008, Clavis Uitgeverij" --T.p. verso. "English translation from the Dutch by Clavis Publishing Inc. New York. c2012 for the English language edition." --T.p. verso. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 4+. |
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| Subject: | Divorce > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Picture books for children. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibsons Public Library | JUV PIC D (Text) | 30886000569521 | Picture books | Not holdable | Lost | 2024-02-23 |
Marian De Smet is a writer, a teacher, and the author of Anna's Tight Squeeze. Nynke Talsma is an artist and the illustrator of Baby Brother and Olie's Bedtime Walk.
Marian De Smet is a writer, a teacher, and author.
Nynke Talsma was in born in Delfzijl (the Netherlands) in 1975. She studied at the Art Academy in Kampen with specialisation âchildrenâs book illustrationâ Since 1999 she works as an illustrator of childrenâs books and educational books. In her work she often uses aquarel, pen and ink, pencil, acrylic paint and sometimes self-made stamps. Together with her husband, and two children, she lives in the neighbourhood of Apeldoorn.
