The Laugh
Published on 2. March 2023
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-83874-082-5 (ISBN)
Description
Once there was a lady with the loveliest laugh in the world. She and her daughter share big loud belly laughs, quiet giggles, and sometimes secret laughs between just the two of them. Until one day, the lady dies, and her laugh goes away with her. At first it seems impossible to go on without the lady - but when the little girl finds her laugh again, she knows that, no matter what, the memories and love that they shared will always be there. This reassuring and beautifully illustrated picture book is the perfect way to open up conversations about grief and loss with little ones.
Reviews / Votes
Simply yet powerfully told, The Laugh is a beautiful, gentle story with tender and expressive illustrations, and a comforting message about the ways we hold loved ones close even when they're no longer with us. -- Harry Woodgate, author of 'Grandad's Camper' Tender, delicate and joyful. A story of loss, illustrated and told with real emotion. -- Jarvis, creator of The Boy with Flowers in His Hair [The Laugh] talks honestly about death and at the same time it celebrates life. It provides comfort that life will improve without in any way diminishing the loss. -- Chris Haughton, author of 'A Bit Lost'More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 3 to 5 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 274 mm
Width: 236 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
332 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83874-082-5 (9781838740825)
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Persons
Fay Evans has been selling, writing and making children's books for eleven years. She has worked across fiction, non-fiction and picture books and currently works as an Editorial Director. Originally from South Wales, she now lives in South London.
Ayse Klinge was born and raised in Berlin, Germany. She studied stage and costume design before moving to Hamburg, where she studies illustration at the University of Applied Sciences and works as a freelance illustrator.Her love for the theatre and the opera persists where she spends most of her free time reading books and discovering obscure films in her hometown in Berlin.
Ayse Klinge was born and raised in Berlin, Germany. She studied stage and costume design before moving to Hamburg, where she studies illustration at the University of Applied Sciences and works as a freelance illustrator.Her love for the theatre and the opera persists where she spends most of her free time reading books and discovering obscure films in her hometown in Berlin.