”Full of poetic prose and sweeping watercolors, Waiting for Adeline is a special story of love and human connection, and the realization that those things don’t always come in the form of spoken words. A worthy and precious addition to any child’s library.”
— COURTENAY PALMER, FORMER EDITOR OF PENGUIN GROUP (USA) BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS
”A must read for any family that has a child with a speech and language disorder. The perspective Lauren Oakey provides will help any family to better understand communication comes in all forms. Talk Therapy Services will definitely be adding Waiting for Adeline to our library to share with families we serve during therapy.”
— CAROLINE RICE HARDING
MED, CCC-SLP
”Adeline by the Sea is a celebration of morning glories, purple martins, and precious beach time with family — but it’s much more than that. In Adeline by the Sea, a story as expansive and solid as a wraparound porch, Henry learns what it means to be a a proud grandson, a protective brother to his little sister, and a person who will cheer on loved ones when the want to take wing and fly.”
— MARY E. CRONIN, POET, WRITER AND LITERACY COACH
”Adeline by the Sea is a tender portrait of the small moments that shape us into braver beings. The gentle narrator, Bones, transported me to the familiar bliss of childhood beach vacations, when my experiences each day inched me towards a greater understanding of how grown-ups and the wider world work, and how nature and family ground us all.”
— MEAGHAN RADY, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF BRENE BROWN:ATLAS OF THE HEART
One of my favorite authors for children is Margaret Wise Brown. She captivates her readers with cadence, building a visual, rhythmical world. In our family, that means we grab those words and we use them. Every weathervane, no matter its shape, is “a golden flying horse” and I say, “goodnight light and the red balloon” with each and every full moon.
This is my hope for Adeline. I hope it will live in your heart, bring you some peace, and that its words will sit at the ready. I hope that "there’d better be blueberry muffins” for breakfast one morning, or that your raspberries end up on your fingertips. But then promise me you’ll write me and tell me about it. It’d make me so very happy to read it.
