When Robin’s father leaves for a long business trip, Robin is overcome by sadness… until gifts start showing up on the clothesline outside his house.
When Robin’s father leaves for a long business trip, Robin is overcome by sadness… until gifts start showing up on the clothesline outside his house.
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Robin is sad! His dad is away on a business trip and will miss his birthday. But when Robin finds an envelope filled with red licorice hanging on the family clothesline, he's convinced it is a gift from his dad. His daddy always buys him red licorice!
As other envelopes arrive on the clothesline, Robin begins to believe the clothesline is magic. But in the end, the power of brotherly love and the tight bond of family give Robin all he needs to feel better with his dad's time away from home.
A Note to Parents offers more strategies for bridging the miles while a parent is away and helping children learn to deal with the challenges of short separations.
Andrée Poulin has written award-winning picture books and novels for children from 4–14 years old. Her stories deal with friendship, empathy, tolerance, poverty, and solidarity. Visit her at and follow her on Twitter: @AndreePouin10.
Marion Arbona was born in France and received her degree in animation from the Ecole Nationale des Arts Decoratifs of Paris. She now lives in Montreal. Visit her at and follow her on Facebook: @MarionArbonaIllustration.
When Robin's father leaves for a long business trip, Robin is overcome by sadness...until gifts start showing up on the clothesline outside his house that only his father would know to give! Gifts continue to arrive for Robin during his father's absence but the gift giver turns out to be not who Robin thinks! The Magic Clothesline is a touching story about sibling friendship and family bonds.
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