Clare Shaw is the author of Sometimes: My Mummy’s Gone Away with Work, a comforting book designed to help children cope with the absence of a parent due to work commitments.
Through simple rhyming text and engaging illustrations, the story gently addresses feelings of missing a parent, offering reassurance and encouraging emotional expression.
The book also features interactive elements, allowing children to draw or write about their emotions.
Clare’s therapeutic picture books, including a Daddy version of this title, aim to support families through sensitive topics like separation, providing comfort and understanding for children facing temporary goodbyes.
One reader can win a copy of either Sometimes: My Mummy’s Gone Away with Work or Sometimes: My Daddy’s Gone Away with Work. Enter here by November 16, 2025.