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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 1996
The Kite and Caitlin
By Roger McGough, John Prater (Illustrator)
A sick child's dream of flying a kite leads to a journey beyond pain.
4.1/5 Goodreads · 9 ratings
32 pages
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Bookroo's summary
Caitlin, a seriously ill child, dreams of flying her cherished kite. Confined to bed, she imagines soaring over mountains. Though she never recovers, her final journey with the kite takes them to a place free from pain and suffering. What awaits them in this mysterious realm?
From the publisher
Words and pictures are combined to tackle a very sensitive subject, the death of a child. A kite comes to belong to Caitlin who is seriously ill. She dreams of the day she will get better and fly the kite. This does not happen but her final journey leads them to a place without pain and suffering.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Reading age
- 5–8
- Audience
- Picture
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Book details
Publication
- Published
- July 13, 1996
- First published
- July 1, 1996
- Publisher
- Bodley Head Children's Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780370323718
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