Billy's Broken Pages
by Laura Orlando

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Billy lives in a world of rectangles and that is all he has ever known. One day, he finds a rip and begins the journey of realizing all is not what it seems! With the help of those around him, he learns that it is okay to have these rips and that no one around him is "perfect" either. We are each a story that is continuing to be told, every day; your story can be edited, changed, and the ending is not final. The hope for this book is that caregivers and young children can pause, be present in the moment, and read together to understand that all humans struggle and this is the beauty of our progression in life.

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Dr. Laura Orlando is a practicing child and adolescent psychiatrist in Canada who works with families, children and youth in a community setting. She lives with her own family, including a new puppy, and is very interested in the way psychotherapy can be integrated professionally and personally. As a child and adolescent psychiatrist, she has seen each day how the stories we tell ourselves inform how we live and move around in the world and the impact that caregivers have on the formation of identity.

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Contributors

Author

Laura Orlando

Illustrator

Lou Dahl

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