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Waking Ben Doldrums

Name: Waking Ben Doldrums
Author: Heather Smith

Heather Smith

14 March 2023

Hardback

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Book Synopsis

Key Selling Points A gentle introduction to depression and mental health for young readers. Addresses the reality of mental health challenges experienced by university students. Demonstrates neighbors coming together as a community to support each other. Quirky illustrations feature cutaways of the apartment building and neighborhood. The story's setting was inspired by the Warner Estate in Walthomstow, England, where homes were split into four flats and the walls were so thin the occupants created a morning alarm system by knocking on the walls.

About The Author

Heather Smith is the author of several picture books, including the award-winning The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota's Garden. Her middle-grade novel The Boy, the Cloud and the Very Tall Tale has been named a Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year and her picture book Waking Ben Doldrums was shortlisted for the IBBY Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award and won the IBBY Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities award. Originally from Newfoundland, Heather now lives in Waterloo, Ontario, with her family.

Product Details

ISBN: 9781459833913
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers, (14 March 2023)
Number of Pages: 32
Weight: 400 grams
Language: English
Dimensions: 264 x 234 x 15 mm
Categories:: Picture Books Children's Fiction Personal and Social Topics Children and Teenage: Physical and mental health conditions Children and Teenage: Relationships (non-family / groups)