Together by Luke Adam Hawker

Together by Luke Adam Hawker with words by Marianne Laidlaw

Pages: 64

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

With beautiful, black and white sketches Luke Hawker shows how people weathered the "storm" that was COVID-19 and 2020. Using his grandfather as inspiration for his main character, that has to protect himself from a dark and dangerous storm, Luke explores feelings of isolation, both in crowds and alone. This book is short enough to be read to a child, but the thoughts and feelings evoked by the drawings and brief text, are deep enough for an adult to ponder. Hopefully, this book will help some people struggling with emotional and mental issues from COVID-19, that continues to add stress to our lives, to reach Hawker's conclusion that being together with family and friends, and surviving together as a community, culture, even world - is what is most important. 

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