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The day has come-Uncle Gray is finally moving in!
His nephew stands waiting for him out on the porch, and when Uncle Gray arrives, the boy is surprised his uncle only has one little backpack. Uncle Gray has been living on the streets for years, and the boy remembers how he and his mom used to go driving to look for him, especially during the winter. Sometimes they'd find him in his tent, with ice in his beard. He was always glad to see them. Now that Uncle Gray is ready to move in, he'll have his own cozy room, and the boy is glad to know they won't have to go looking to check if he's okay. Because he'll be right downstairs.
This gentle and compassionate story about an unhoused family member is based on the author's family experience and is a follow-up to the story told in The One with the Scraggly Beard. Also available in French as Plus de nous.
Praise for The One with the Scraggly Beard:
"A complex topic painted with care and told with empathy." -Kirkus Reviews
"A powerful book…Models what respect and human dignity looks like for all community members." -Toronto Star
Key Selling Points
• A boy is excited that his uncle, after years of being unhoused, is moving in with him and his mom so they'll all be under one roof.
• A gentle and compassionate story about an unhoused family member that shows how homelessness can happen to anyone, including the ones we love, which encourages empathy and open-mindedness.
• This book serves as a springboard for deeper conversations about why people live on the street and why there is a housing crisis in many cities and towns. It will help kids who see houselessness and tent cities understand more about who might be living there.
• A follow-up to the picture book The One with the Scraggly Beard, which shows the boy trying to understand why his uncle is unhoused. This book gives another installment to the story, based on the true story of the author's experience with her brother (who is now living with her and her family).
• Ellen Rooney's bright, assured art is the perfect match for this personal story, bringing to life the environments of the urban landscape but also the warmth of the family dynamic.
In this sweet picture-book follow-up to The One with the Scraggly Beard, a boy is happy that his uncle is moving in with him and his mom after years of living on the streets.
Elizabeth Withey is a Canadian author, journalist and visual artist. Her first book, The One with the Scraggly Beard, is a story about homelessness inspired by family experiences. She is also the author of the picture book Ins and Outs and More Us. Elizabeth lives in Calgary with her son, her brother, a calico cat and a very silly whippet.
Ellen Rooney is an award-winning designer, artist and children's book illustrator. Her textural mixed media artwork combines many traditional art techniques, like pencil drawing, painting, printmaking and collage, often combined with digital techniques. She is the winner of the 2021 Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize for Grandmother School. Originally from Massachusetts, she now lives in the southern Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. Family belongs together.
His nephew stands waiting for him out on the porch, and when Uncle Gray arrives, the boy is surprised his uncle only has one little backpack. Uncle Gray has been living on the streets for years, and the boy remembers how he and his mom used to go driving to look for him, especially during the winter. Sometimes they'd find him in his tent, with ice in his beard. He was always glad to see them. Now that Uncle Gray is ready to move in, he'll have his own cozy room, and the boy is glad to know they won't have to go looking to check if he's okay. Because he'll be right downstairs.
This gentle and compassionate story about an unhoused family member is based on the author's family experience and is a follow-up to the story told in The One with the Scraggly Beard. Also available in French as Plus de nous.
Praise for The One with the Scraggly Beard:
"A complex topic painted with care and told with empathy." -Kirkus Reviews
"A powerful book…Models what respect and human dignity looks like for all community members." -Toronto Star
Key Selling Points
• A boy is excited that his uncle, after years of being unhoused, is moving in with him and his mom so they'll all be under one roof.
• A gentle and compassionate story about an unhoused family member that shows how homelessness can happen to anyone, including the ones we love, which encourages empathy and open-mindedness.
• This book serves as a springboard for deeper conversations about why people live on the street and why there is a housing crisis in many cities and towns. It will help kids who see houselessness and tent cities understand more about who might be living there.
• A follow-up to the picture book The One with the Scraggly Beard, which shows the boy trying to understand why his uncle is unhoused. This book gives another installment to the story, based on the true story of the author's experience with her brother (who is now living with her and her family).
• Ellen Rooney's bright, assured art is the perfect match for this personal story, bringing to life the environments of the urban landscape but also the warmth of the family dynamic.
In this sweet picture-book follow-up to The One with the Scraggly Beard, a boy is happy that his uncle is moving in with him and his mom after years of living on the streets.
Elizabeth Withey is a Canadian author, journalist and visual artist. Her first book, The One with the Scraggly Beard, is a story about homelessness inspired by family experiences. She is also the author of the picture book Ins and Outs and More Us. Elizabeth lives in Calgary with her son, her brother, a calico cat and a very silly whippet.
Ellen Rooney is an award-winning designer, artist and children's book illustrator. Her textural mixed media artwork combines many traditional art techniques, like pencil drawing, painting, printmaking and collage, often combined with digital techniques. She is the winner of the 2021 Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize for Grandmother School. Originally from Massachusetts, she now lives in the southern Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. Family belongs together.