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When four-year-old David died following a short battle with leukemia, his preschool teacher, Robin, was faced with telling his classmates about his death. She didn't know what words to use, only that she had to be fully open to her young students' questions and let them guide the conversation. Here, David's mother and author Carol Carlson, tells their story. The questions asked by the children in this book are just some of those asked by the boys and girls in the real David's Montessori preschool class. Following the children's story is a section for adults-parents, teachers, counselors, or other loved ones-offering tips and guidance for continuing the conversation beyond this book. Come join the circle of David's friends as Miss Robin tells of his death with sensitivity, tenderness, and complete honesty. Listen in as the children share their feelings of sadness and express their natural curiosity about the seldom discussed topics of death, burial, and cremation. Sit with them as they learn what happens when death occurs and find comfort and understanding together. Allow this story to set the tone and guide you through your own difficult conversations with the children in your life. Allow them to experience grief and seek their own understanding with guidance from David's friends.

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Carol Carlson lost her four-year-old son, David, to leukemia in 1986. This devastating and life changing event brought her a new understanding and acceptance of life's most difficult times and eventually new appreciation for life's many joys. Carol went on to have a long career in nonprofit management, working for many years with families of terminally ill children at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the National Marrow Donor Program. Carol is now retired and living in her hometown of Memphis, Tennessee where she runs a volunteer organization supporting mothers of police officers (her other son's chosen career.) Carol wrote and published her first book, Life as a Police Mom, in 2023.

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