Under the Love Umbrella

Davina Bell, Allison Colpoys

Under the Love Umbrella
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Scribe Publications
Country
Australia
Published
27 February 2017
Pages
32
ISBN
9781925321265

Under the Love Umbrella

Davina Bell, Allison Colpoys

Whatever you fear, come close my dear

You’re tucked in safe for always here

And I will never not be near

Because of our love umbrella.

From this award-winning creative duo comes a stunning celebration of the joy and comfort that love can bring - wherever we roam in the big, wild world.

Review

The last collaboration between this talented author–illustrator pair was the gorgeous, award-winning Underwater Fancy Dress Parade and this new picture book is just as wonderful. It’s an all-inclusive, sensitive and loving embrace between a child and a parent or carer. Four diverse children are featured in the panels in everyday scenarios where a child might feel vulnerable, such as being left out of a game, feeling the loss of a friend, when you’ve made a mistake or when life seems just a bit overwhelming. The gentle message is, of course, that no matter what happens you are always safe and cared for under an invisible umbrella of love.

This lyrically written message is powerful, but what really makes this book pop is the vitality of the illustrations that have an extraordinary fluorescent colour. Bravo to Bell and Colpoys for a producing a stand-out picture book that will reassure and delight children aged from 3 to 7, along with the adults who love them.


Angela Crocombe

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