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\n<\/p>\n

\n<\/a>The past two weeks, my children have asked a lot of questions
\nabout what the Coronavirus is, how it travels, where it came from, whether their grandparents will be okay, and why they
\ncan\u2019t go to school. Sometimes their questions are really complex and I realize
\njust how much their little brains are trying to wrap their heads around what is
\ngoing on. My husband and I are trying to limit the amount of negative
\nCoronavirus talk that we do in front of them. They don\u2019t need to know how many
\npeople died in Italy today or worry about whether the British health system
\nwill fall apart. However, they do want the big picture and a lot of the info
\nabout the Coronavirus is way to abstract for a small child to understand.<\/p>\n

\nLast weekend, while all of these thoughts were circulating in my
\nhead, I had a moment of inspiration. An idea for a picture book popped into my
\nhead and wouldn\u2019t leave me alone. As always when I get some crazy, creative
\nidea, my brain became obsessed with it and the following day I spent every
\nsecond I could get writing, tearing paper and scanning and then threw everything
\ninto Photoshop and InDesign. What became of this is a story called The Day the
\nLines Changed.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n<\/b><\/span>
Carefree and happy, the green line
\nlives together with her family, goes to school during the week, and on weekends
\nvisits the town square. Then one day some of the orange and purple lines begin
\nto turn crooked and suddenly, everything is different for the green line and
\nher family. Just as the green line begins to worry if her own family might turn
\ncrooked, one line makes a fantastic discovery which changes the lives of the
\nlines forever.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Excerpt from book: first page<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\nAfter
\nsending around the story to some family and friends, and getting positive
\nfeedback, I decided I needed to share it with others. I realized that teachers,
\nparents, and caregivers need resources right now to help them explain to
\nchildren what a pandemic is, while still giving children a much needed positive
\nview of the future. Therefore, I hope that this story will help to make those
\ndifficult conversations with children about the Coronavirus at the moment a
\nlittle bit easier.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Excerpt: beginning of book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\n
My
\nfamily has been very lucky. My husband has a job that has not been affected
\nmuch by the lockdown. Although I find trying to do a full time Masters while
\nhomeschooling my kids at the same kitchen table difficult, I understand that
\nmany others have far worse things to deal with at the moment. I can\u2019t imagine
\nhow hard it must be for so many people affected by personal loss or dealing
\nwith financial insecurity. I would feel very uncomfortable making a profit from
\nthis book.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Therefore, I have decided to
\ngive 100% of the profits through the end of April to Covid-19 charities. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Excerpt: middle of book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\nI
\nappreciate all of the support from those who read my blog. Could you please
\nhelp me in getting the word out and post to your social media about The Day the
\nLines Changed<\/b>. It is currently on most Amazon marketplaces (see links below)<\/p>\n

\nTogether,
\nwe can help to make this time a bit easier for children to process, ease their
\nworries, and let them enjoy just being young.<\/span><\/p>\n

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