Red Sky in the Morning

"I sometimes wonder if I would have loved Ben quite so much if Mum hadn't shown me his feet first. She lifted up the edge of his coverlet, and I saw his tiny, perfect miniature toes, pink as shells, soft as petals. I hadn't seen anything so beautiful in my whole life." Anna adores her new baby brother. But when she tells her friends about him, Anna can't quite bring herself to explain that he's different. Ben is profoundly disabled - and he brings a joy to Anna's life that changes it for ever. Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal. Shortlisted for the Children's Book Award.

Written by:
Elizabeth Laird
Published by:
Macmillan
Year:
2001
ISBN:
0330398679
Age groups:
9-12
Categories:
Fiction
Languages:
English
Themes:
Disability, Family