Charlotte is also the founder of the Twenty Mile Club, an online platform that seeks to inspire savvy twenty-something’s through entrepreneurship and passion projects. With a man taking his life every two hours in Britain, Charlotte is motivated to start the conversation about males and their emotions even earlier and is a big believer in prevention over cure. This book helps parents frame emotions in a positive light, normalising the idea that all boys cry, whether they are seven years old, in the armed forces, a fireman or a father – all big boys cry, it does not make them silly!Ĭharlotte Moncrieff (27) is an ambassador for MQ Mental Health Research Charity and is based in Lon-don (Brixton). This only becomes more evident as they move from boyhood into adolescence. Thankfully, Mum and Dad and some new friends help Billy understand that crying is normal and that everyone does it, including some of Billy’s favourite and most admired members of his family.įor many boys today, there is a fear that expressing emotion is seen as a sign of weakness. When a passing stranger scolds him, telling him that ‘Big Boys don’t cry – only silly ones do’, Billy questions what it means to be a big boy. It’s Billy’s seventh birthday and no one is more excited than he is to finally be a big boy! At the park later that day, Billy finds himself in tears after getting hurt in a small accident. THE WICKED TREE, a MG dark fantasy that will appeal to fans of Jonathan Auxier's THE NIGHT GARDENER and Mary Downing Hahn's TOOK.A warm welcome to the Blog Tour for Big Boys Cry by Charlotte Moncrieff and Helena Maxwell! I am delighted I can be part of this tour, this book seems so good and important as well.įor today’s post I will be shining a spotlight on the book with information on the book + an excerpt + I got information on the author/illustrator.

If Tav wants to save his friends and family, he must go into the heart of the woods, find the Wicked Tree, and confront a most evil magic. With Harper's help, Tav pieces together the Kreet family history and discovers an ancient curse. Determined to help Edward, Tav enlists Harper, and they search the estate for clues to Edward's identity and how to help him. Afraid, and unable to speak, Edward scrawls 'Wicked Tree' on the ground. There, they meet a mysterious, mute boy named Edward who lives in a decrepit cabin nearby. On a dare, Tav ventures farther into the woods with his new friend, Harper. Soon, the dreams change from pleasant to dark and menacing. After secretly exploring the woods, Tav begins having dreams about a supernatural tree. But like most eleven-year-olds, he just can't resist.

When Tavorian Kreet and his mom move in with his great-grandmother, Tav is forbidden to go into the woods on the estate. Held in place by the magic of a long-ago patriarch, it has waited centuries to lure a descendant into its trap. Its thick, black trunk twists angrily up into the night sky.

The Wicked Tree by Kristin Thorsness