Hold My Hand: Five Stories of Love and Family

By Charlotte Zolotow

Book Overview

Zolotow's collection of five stories and poems focuses on subjects young children care most about: love and family. With tender and vibrant watercolors, this is a collection to be shared and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786805188
• ISBN13: 9780786805181
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Hyperion Books
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 10.4"
• Age Range: 1 year and up
• Grade Range: Preschool and higher

Customer Reviews

An emotionally complex look at family life

This book, published in 2003, is a collection of several stories and poems written by children's author Charlotte Zolotow between 1947 and 1986. A couple of the stories are a bit dark, one with an older brother who keeps trying to ditch his pesky younger sibling and another about a little girl who has to learn to deal with the constant teasing of her big brother (once she stops crying all the time, he gets bored and quits harassing her). These stories do not exist inside the magic, sanitized fairyland of happy-all-the-time stories, but for families that are going through similar issues, these are sensitive, realistic portrayals of common problems. There's a sweetness to the stories as well, and none of the stories end with hurt or hostile feelings. Parents might want to preview this book before reading it, but it's certainly worth checking out. (ReadThatAgain! book reviews)