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A review by bardicbramley
The Tide by Clare Helen Welsh
4.0
Such a sweet book!
The illustrations are beautiful. The calm and gentle pallete with soft blurred edges give such a beautiful and sad addition to a very lovely story about dementia.
Using the tide as a metaphore for her grandfather's memory is a beautiful touch, but my favourite parts of this is the mother.
She isn't mentioned too much; the story is mostly about the child and her love for her grandad who forgets a lot. But even so, she is constantly present in the pictures as a third figure to help solve problems and offer love.
I think this book would really support and offer a sign of care to children and their families who may be learning to live with a loved one developing dementia.
I also love the size/body representation that the illustration style provides!
The illustrations are beautiful. The calm and gentle pallete with soft blurred edges give such a beautiful and sad addition to a very lovely story about dementia.
Using the tide as a metaphore for her grandfather's memory is a beautiful touch, but my favourite parts of this is the mother.
She isn't mentioned too much; the story is mostly about the child and her love for her grandad who forgets a lot. But even so, she is constantly present in the pictures as a third figure to help solve problems and offer love.
I think this book would really support and offer a sign of care to children and their families who may be learning to live with a loved one developing dementia.
I also love the size/body representation that the illustration style provides!