Perfect. Doesn't read like bibliotherapy - just a lovely story. I do think it would be a good idea to read this well *before* someone you or your child loves goes to the hospital. Frank details help it feel real, but don't overwhelm, and the colors of the sky and the images of flight give comfort and cheer. ( )

Moving story of a young girl taking an airplane trip to visit her dying uncle. First she imagines what she would do and write if she were a skywriter, then what she would do and say at the hospital. Lots of details of her imaginings and the subjunctive tense. Understated and lump-in-the-throat inducing. The lush colors fill pages. ( )