Can I read Goodbye Daisy on EtoBox?

Goodbye Daisy by Nimmo, Stephanie, 1970- author; Braid, Helen, 1976- illustrator is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Goodbye Daisy about?

"Stephanie Nimmo's daughter, Daisy, was born with a rare, life-limiting, genetic disease. She had lots of things going on medically but in-between hospital stays, Daisy loved nothing more than going to school and spending time with her friends. Daisy had a learning disability; she used Makaton, a form of sign language, to help her communicate. Despite her minimal verbal skills Daisy understood everything; she knew exactly what was going on! Sadly, when Daisy was only ten her beloved Daddy died of cancer. Her teachers made a special book for us to read to her, helping Daisy to articulate her feelings about losing her Daddy. At the time Stephanie found that there were very few books that she could use which were aimed at helping Daisy communicate her feelings around her grief and loss. A year later Daisy succumbed to sepsis and she joined her Daddy in the stars. Daisy had been the life and soul of her school and the staff and children were devastated. Stephanie recalls visiting her friend whose daughter attended the school. She was really aware when she entered their home that the little girl was trying to make sense of it all - Stephanie was in the house, but where was Daisy? She, l

Author

Nimmo, Stephanie, 1970- author; Braid, Helen, 1976- illustrator

Publisher

Kent, England, United Kingdom: Hashtag Press

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781999805371