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What happens to family meal times when mum is sick in hospital? This upbeat account of a family coping with domestic life through the eyes of a young child both delights the reader as well as provides a platform for discussing such issues with young children. Set during the 2020 COVID_19 pandemic Mum becomes ill with a virus and so the family have to isolate and cope with the change to their lives. With reference to daily matters and current topics shared in a lighthearted way through beautiful illustrations way (like stockpiling toilet paper) Dinner on the Doorstep is sure to please audiences young and old. There are simple explanations of illness and its impact without being frightening for this young audience and at the back as well as a page of facts to help explain about specifically about the COVID pandemic.