A little boy idolizes his older brother. So when his big brother leaves for the army, the boy has some very big shoes to fill. This poignant story of a family dealing with a loved one's absence delicately captures the deep loss children feel when a significant person is missing from their lives.
I'm an unabashed, definitely sentimental, fan of well done picture books. This one is flat-out wonderful. The family love, the importance of rituals, the joy of passing them down--it's all here is this gently told, comfortingly illustrated, yet emotionally powerful story. I loved it, and cried tears of contentment (buckets of them) as I read it again and again.
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