Romina Pastorelli

Are You There? Romina Pastorelli

Author Romina Pastorelli shares with young readers a comforting message as she brings forth Are You There?, a must-read for children who have lost a sibling. This picture book is splashed with vibrant, beautifully crafted illustrations by Juan Pastorelli on every page.
Are You There? is about a little boy who got excited because his mother was pregnant. He couldn't wait to have a baby brother. Everyday, he would check to see if the baby was growing; he even got to see the baby in the monitor when they visited the doctor.
But something very bad happened--his mommy lost the baby. The little boy became sad, disappointed, and mad. His mother comforted him by telling him that sometimes babies are not born to stay with the family, and that their spirit lives in wonderful places around the world. "Sometimes, if we look hard enough, we may even see them," his mother added.
Since then, the young boy thought of wonderful places where babies would like to live. Every time he and his parents went to the beach, mountains, park, fair, or farm, he would whisper to the wind, "Are You There?" and would automatically feel his baby brother's presence.
A perfect tool for parents, Are You There? offers an explanation for young children who are too young to comprehend why he or she loses a sibling.