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Lighthouse

by Robert Munsch

Other authors: Janet Wilson (Illustrator)

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Beautiful story of family tradition where Father and daughter are able to share loss and memories of Grandfather together. ( )
  Alexandra1600 | Jul 24, 2011 |
Like many of Munsch's stories this book is simple, but beautiful in its simplicity. I found the story very endearing, though some of the emotional implications were a little subtle for younger children. The illustrations were equally beautiful and subtle. ( )
  HLaurich | Feb 1, 2010 |
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Munsch tells the story of a girl, her father, and the memories they share of a beloved relative. Young readers will be comforted by the characters' matter-of-factness in confronting death and take strength from the promised continuity of a family tradition.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0439490316, Hardcover)

Best-selling author Robert Munsch's poignant story is about a little girl and how she begins to heal after the loss of her grandfather.

Young Sarah Gillis can't sleep following her grandpa's funeral, so she wakes up her dad in the middle of the night. He agrees to take her where Grandpa used to take him as a boy--the lighthouse. On the way there, Sarah and her dad drink coffee and eat donuts--just as Grandpa would have liked. When they climb to the top of the lighthouse, Sarah throws a flower out to sea in her grandpa's memory.
Robert Munsch's tender story is about honoring those who have passed and keeping their memory alive. Janet Wilson's detailed and dramatic illustrations add a warm and gentle touch to a sensitive topic.

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After her grandfather's funeral, Sarah wakes her father in the middle of the night so they can go to the lighthouse her grandfather loved and remember other night-time visits there.

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