The Swing Kit In a big abandoned house

In a big abandoned house

" is just the right person to step in and save him

*2023 Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year: Ecology*

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The Swing Kit In a big abandoned houseBritta Teckentrup's latest book for children of every age is a poetic masterpiece about the passage of time. A swing on a hill overlooking the water is at the centre of this lovely meditation on childhood, growing older, friendship and loss. "The swing has always been in this place ever since I can remember," declares the narrator. "Here we stood together, looking out to sea, waiting for something to change for something new, something exciting. But