"It did.
We were completely sick
of each other.
Is it possible for a family
to run out of nice things
to say?
Everyone just wanted to be alone."
This is the third book in recent months that explores the Covid-19 pandemic and how it has impacted families everywhere.
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In this new book, Dan Yaccarino uses a storm as metaphor for the isolation felt by a family spending all their time together over a long period of time. A parent, three children, and a dog are forced to weather a relentless event 'unlike any storm we'd ever seen'. No one is happy about being inside with nothing to do, and too much time on their hands. It begins as strange, progresses to bad, and moves on to worse.
Could it really get even worse than that? No one wanted to be with the others. Until one night, when a very scary bolt of lightning brings only darkness. The family finds solace in being together again. Apologies make a difference; they do not change the storm. But something has definitely changed for the better.
"Someone would get angry at someone else.
Just not for all that long.
Then things started to get better, a little every day.
Until things were good."
Many families will share these same feelings and experiences. This book reassures readers that things will improve, but it will not be an easy wait. Mr. Yaccarino's strong lines and bright colors change dramatically in accordance with life both inside and outside. Tension is palpable, the telling is honest, and the ending hopeful.
“No one knew how long it would last. We were going to have to stay inside, maybe for a long while.”
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