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Remembering Mrs Rossi
By Amy Hest
An exploration of grief and healing.
Annie Rossi lives in New York City with her mother, Mrs Rossi, and her father, Professor Rossi. They have a happy life, with trips to the sea in the summer and back-to-school excitement in Autumn. And when Mrs Rossi gets sick, no one, absolutely no one, expects her to die -- least of all eight-year-old Annie. Everything is different without Mrs Rossi, and Annie and her father have to learn how to get along, just the two of them. Helping them through the difficult first year is a very special book made by the students in Mrs Rossi's sixth-grade class.
- An ideal book for children who are grieving the loss of a family member.
- Contains the book that Mrs Rossi's students made about their teacher.
About the author
Amy Hest is the author of numerous picture books as well as the novels "Love You, Soldier", "The Private Notebook of Katie Roberts, Age 11" and "The Great Green Notebook of Katie Roberts". She lives in New York City.
About the illustrator
Heather Maione has illustrated numerous children's books, including the Sly the Sleuth series by Donna Jo Napoli and Robert Furrow. She lives on Long Island, New York.
Review
"Remembering Mrs Rossi stands tall alonside other fictional narratives for children about death and reflective grief." Bendigo Weekly
ISBN:
9780763621636
Imprint:
Candlewick Press
Distributor:
TL Distribution in Australia & Macmillan Publishers in New Zealand
Binding:
Hardback
Release Date:
March 1, 2007
Dimensions:
150 x 200mm, 192pp
Stock Status:
Backlist title
Australian RRP:
$24.95
New Zealand RRP:
$29.99
Stock Level:
Low Stock