Publisher's Synopsis
My dad built me the best and wackiest cubby ever is a timely and compassionate story about a child and father setting out to build a cubbyhouse under streaming sunshine. Until clouds snake in on a hazing horizon... skies swell, a clouding storm brews and finally breaks and swirls into pouring rains and eventually subsides. All the while, the cubby grows wackier, with the rustiest of riches that rattle and rule! This is all a metaphor for the father's mental ill health that gently aligns with the building of the cubby and changing weather. Mental ill health can be a challenge to understand because we can't 'see' anything wrong or broken with the brain. This warm-hearted story with full colour illustrations helps give some understanding through the eyes of a child building a cubby with its father. The chapter book is ideal for 6-12 year olds and is accompanied by resources for teachers, carers and families to draw upon. The book is available as an E-book also. Go to www.facebook.com/MonikaSchottPhD for a sneak peek inside the book. "An emotional narrative of childhood and parenting shuttles readers through trepidatious waters in Schott's own literary lifeboat..." Meg "A beautiful extended metaphor that gently walks the reader through the experience of suffering ill mental health... but also a simmering hope that is ever-present..." Kayla "A powerful and insightful story about the true nature of mental health, and the impact on families..." Nicole "The power of magical storytelling... a fantastic way to educate our young children on Mental Health and Wellbeing..." Bobby "This is a timely book that explores mental health, sensitively and with understanding..." Diane
