About This Book
Reach for this book when your child is facing a major life transition, such as moving to a new home or starting at a new school, and needs to see that resilience can be found in the smallest of packages. It is an ideal choice for children who feel overwhelmed by the 'bigness' of the world around them, offering a metaphorical look at how families stick together when their sense of security is uprooted. Following the tiny Clock family as they are forced from their cozy floorboard home into the daunting wilderness of an English field, the story explores themes of resourcefulness, bravery, and the search for belonging. While it contains moments of survival-based tension, it is a gentle and classic adventure suitable for independent readers aged 8 to 12. Parents will appreciate the way it validates the anxiety of the unknown while celebrating the ingenuity and grit required to build a new life from scratch.
