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Being courageous is not something that comes naturally, but it can be something that is incredibly intimidating. For Eddie it comes with time, patience and a new friend but it is not an easy journey.

 

In this story we find a gentle, beautiful exploration of ‘glass children,’ the ones who are often left feeling lost and overlooked when a sibling needs an enormous amount of additional care. Eddie is a glass child, he feels as though no-one wants to remember he is there, the feelings of sadness and anger he has continue to grow. But out in the forest, where nature offers a calming balm, a small bird beckons and a friend is found.

 

As Eddie comes to know Mari, the strange girl who seems a little blurry, he begins to discover how he can use his voice, make new friends, enjoy the things that make him happy and find his way back to being the young boy he is, the brother and the son, not the lonely, angry monster in the woods.

 

Complex emotions are shared in a story that children will love, may see themselves in and find their hearts warmed by.