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acorns, loss, family, collecting, coping with grief, resilience, growth, metaphor, support
Patrick and his dad learn how to cope with the loss of his mum together. On a quiet day, an acorn drops at Patrick's feet. As he picks up another, Patrick feels something inside him grow. The feeling grows with each acorn he collects, and he can't stop. No one understands that it has left no room for anything else. Suddenly, everywhere he looks, there are acorns. Now he can't find anything that makes him smile. A story about a boy's way of coping with the loss of his mother until it starts to affect everything and everyone.