Product Description

Sid is cross. He doesn't understand why his mum and dad don't live together anymore. Sandra, his mum, arranges for him to spend some time with Mick, his dad, but Sid doesn't want to go. But Mick slowly wins him over, and by the time he returns to his mum, Sid feels he really has a dad again.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #240771 in Books
• Published on: 2000-03-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

Review
"Binch has established herself in the last ten years as one of the finest children's book illustrators... The resilience and dignity of Sid and his Mum and Dad shines through as strongly as the summer light in these pages. A must for all primary schools." Books for Keeps"

Books For Keeps May 1998
"A brilliant book with vibrant pictures which show an alternative lifestyle in a positive way." (Sue Neale, Carousel)

"A Binch illustration can convey, with astonishing subtlety, not only the moods of her individual characters but the relationship between them; and never have her skills been employed to such effect as in this, her latest work...A must for all primary schools"

About the Author
Caroline Binch's illustrations for Hue Boy, written by Rita Phillips Mitchell, won the Smarties Prize. She illustrated the bestselling story Amazing Grace and several other Grace stories by Mary Hoffman. Gregory Cool, which Caroline wrote and illustrated, was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal, and her Since Dad Left won the United Kingdom Book Award in 1998.

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Customer Reviews

When Dad Left
A beautifully illustrated, sensitively written book, looking at both a child's feelings about divorce and the clash of cultures with a travellor life-style. Well worth reading, a valuable addition to a school library.