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Narrated by:
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Helena Bonham Carter
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By:
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Oliver Jeffers
About this listen
From number one New York Times best seller Oliver Jeffers comes a poignant and beautiful story about finding joy after loss.
There is a wonder and magic to childhood. We don’t realize it at the time, of course...yet the adults in our lives do. They encourage us to see things in the stars, to find joy in colors and laughter as we play.
But what happens when that special someone who encourages such wonder and magic is no longer around? We can hide, we can place our heart in a bottle, and grow up...or we can find another special someone who understands the magic. And we can encourage them to see things in the stars, find joy among colors and laughter as they play.
Oliver Jeffers delivers a remarkable book, a touching and resonant tale reminiscent of The Giving Tree that will speak to the hearts of children and parents alike.
©2010 Oliver Jeffers (P)2020 Listening LibraryListeners also enjoyed...
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