Mrs. Tipperwillow's afterlife adventures
Krista Markowitz
- Reading
- Read alongside your child if hospital experiences, death or afterlife ideas may feel personal. Pause after Jamie’s arrival to check how the setting feels before continuing.
- Themes
- Death and the afterlife: Jamie’s hospital experience leads into Summerland, where she learns about life and the afterlife alongside other children. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Friendship and comfort: In Mrs Tipperwillow’s care, Jamie meets four children near her age and the children discover friendship and comfort. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Imagination and possibility: Summerland is described as a place where children can fly, eat without harm and create, do or be anything they can imagine. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Death is central: Jamie begins in hospital and enters an afterlife setting. The book also includes spiritual-world ideas such as flying, limitless creation and answers to heartfelt questions.