The bright watercolors have a gentle, shining quality that enhances the book's hopeful message." Book Page " If Nathan Were Here is a warm, sensitive story of how one little boy is encouraged and supported to find his own way to remember his best friend. The sketchy figures are filled with life and feeling, and the warm red and yellow tones promise that sorrow will be overcome, although memories will always last." Booklist "The story offers no easy solution as it moves through the boy's anger and isolation to his rejoining life in gradual, unforced steps. The emotions of carefree happiness before the child's death and poignant grief afterward are beautifully handled. The soft watercolor illustrations have a fine, tender quality. AWARDS and RECOGNITIONS Association of Theological Booksellers, Theologos Award for Best Children's Book (2000) ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards, Silver Medal, Children's Picture Book (2000) Bank Street College, Best Children's Books of the Year (2001) Kentucky Bluegrass Award, Master List (2002) Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award, Finalist (2002) Library Talk!, The Editor's Pick Publishers Weekly "This affecting story is a solid choice for children mourning the loss of a peer." School Library Journal " A simply expressed, sympathetic portrait of a boy's feelings of loss and bewilderment after the death of his best friend. . .
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