title: Oh No! Time to Go!: A Book of Goodbyes
author:  Rebecca Doughty 
description: A young boy finds that there is always something sad about saying good-bye, from Aunties Toodle-oo, ta-ta, kiss-kiss to Uncles southern drawling Gbye, yall . . . Take it easy. Even slapping hands with cool Cousin Jazzy on a city street (Gotta split, gotta blow, / see ya man, I gotta go) gives the boy the blues. The ink-and-watercolor pictures show the boys warm greetings, as well as his melancholy partings. The most wrenching good-bye comes when a friend next door moves away, and the boy realizes that Dont be a stranger! is not just clich. Two big double-page spreads depict the boy left behind in empty space that reveals the meaning of so long. The simple rhyme and wordplay add dimension to the scenarios, which move in tone from casual to heartfelt, and will encourage kids to think about the feelings behind the familiar things that they hear and say. Preschool-Grade 2. --Hazel Rochman
zlib_text: 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  **_Goodbye
  
  
  Isn’t_** ** __****_Forever_**
  
  
  
  
  
  **by**
  
  
  
  
  
  **Melanie Blake**
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  _Goodbye Isn’t Forever_ is a work of fiction.
  
  
  
  
  
  Names, characters, places, and incidents are the
  
  
  product of the author’s
  
  
  
  
  
  imagination or are used fictitiously. Any
  
  
  resemblance to actual persons,
  
  
  
  
  
  living or dead, events or locales, is entirely
  
  
  coincidental.
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © **** 2016 by **** Melanie Blake
  
  
  
  
  
  All Rights Reserved.
  
  
  
  
  
  Published in the United States of America 2016
  
  
  
  
  
  Cover Designer: BetiBup33 Design
  
  
  
  
  
  (betibup33@gmail.com)
  
  
  
  
  
  No parts of this electronic book may be reproduced or
  
  
  copied in any form
  
  
  
  
  
  without the written consent of the author.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Acknowledgements
  
  
  
  
  
  I would like to take a moment to thank all of those
  
  
  that have either helped or encouraged me along my journey for this
  
  
  endeavor. My family and friends are simply the best. Thank you for
  
  
  being there a