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The story starts with how much the routine and familiar sights and sounds means to a young person and then this routine is disrupted when his Mother takes him away from this safe environment.
They set up in a new home and the book expertly describes the young boys fears and emotions showing very strong research in this particular area. The easy writing and pictures make ideal discussion points to find out how a child would feel with such a big chance in their life.
With the change of home comes the biggest challenge of any youngsters life at the start of school and goes through all of the questions a child would have about starting school again making it an excellent tool to help your own child overcome their fears.
The authors research into the behaviour of a child comes to fruition when they actually explain how by having happy thoughts about where your child feels safe and secure can calm them down and help them cope with the major change which is happening in their lives.
Reading this book and looking at the pictures will be a very useful tool to have in your library to share with your child when they are feeling scared or vulnerable as it will encourage them to openly discuss their own fears without feeling pressured to do so.

The Magic Home is a story for those who believe in magic, to turn fear into bravery and let fantasies run wild! This is a tale of a little boy that lives with his family, plays happily in the courtyard with his brother, sister, a brown dog and a fluffy white rabbit, and cannot wait to start school. Suddenly he has to leave for an unpredictable journey...

"The Magic Home is a beautifully illustrated book designed for children to help educate them on feelings of loss, loneliness and displacement. A good book for adults and children, and shows the power of taking control of thoughts and feelings and generating a more positive outlook from play therapy." Carly Louise Wilson

"A great book for children who have suffered loss and/or been displaced for any reason. Once he starts school and meets his new teacher, things get a lot better. She teaches him that he’s not alone and helps him to deal with his loss through kind words and his love of coloring. With her help, he learns to enjoy life again and realizes that he no longer has those feelings of anxiety!" reviews Bound 4 Escape

"Children sometimes have a hard time when a family splits up. This short story will make them feel better and that they can overcome their sorrow by using their minds to remember all the good times. The second part of the book explains play therapy and how to use it to help your child." Miki's Hope

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by Isabella Hammad

I'm always a little put off when a story starts with a list of characters. It's not a play! While I can see that keeping the family groups straight is needed, a list is meaningless until I start getting into the story. So, I skipped past and started reading chapter one.

The protagonist is Palestinian and is on a ship to Marseille. The mixing of Middle Eastern and French culture becomes quickly apparent. I found the subject interesting and the main character sympathetic, but the writing style was tedious and I often found my attention wandering off.

Since I don't speak French or Arabic, a lot of the lines were over my head. I'm also not that familiar with the history involved and I didn't follow it as well as I needed to, to keep up.

Overall I think there were too many characters and not enough context to put the reader into the period.