Overview

“Supportive, insightful, inspiring . . . very highly recommended for school and public library acquisition, counseling centers, and child welfare departments.”—The Children’s Bookwatch   Ages 5–10.   For any child who has lost a loved one or other special person, What On Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies? is a simple, insightful, and straight from the heart book about what death means and how to cope.   Author Trevor Romain offers practical strategies for dealing with grief and the overwhelming emotions involved—like sadness, fear, anger, guilt—and helps answer all the questions kids have about death. Why do people have to die? Is the death my fault? Is it still okay to have fun? What is a funeral? How can I say good-bye? With concrete advice and expressive illustrations, this book offers comfort and reassurance to children who are grieving and suggests meaningful ways to remember and honor the person who has died. ""And I hope you believe me when I say that you won't always feel as sad and hurt and confused as you do now. Maybe not right away, but in the coming weeks or months, you will feel better."" This little book is also the perfect tool for caretakers, educators, counselors, and youth workers looking to support kids who are dealing with loss.

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9781575420554

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The concise, truthful answers and drawings will comfort children who are coping with the death of a loved one. Recommended.

Parent Council(R) Selection

The concise, truthful answers and drawings will comfort children who are coping with the death of a loved one. Recommended. Written honestly, compassionately, and carefully. --Bereavement Care Written honestly, compassionately, and carefully. Bereavement Care Parent Council(r) Selection Simple, insightful, and straight from the heart, this book is for any child who has lost a loved one or other special person. Library Talk Supportive, insightful, inspiring very highly recommended for school and public library acquisition, counseling centers and child welfare departments. The Children s Bookwatch Parent Council(R) Selection Simple, insightful, and straight from the heart, this book is for any child who has lost a loved one or other special person. --Library Talk Supportive, insightful, inspiring...very highly recommended for school and public library acquisition, counseling centers and child welfare departments. --The Children's Bookwatch

Written honestly, compassionately, and carefully. --Bereavement Care Parent Council(R) Selection Supportive, insightful, inspiring...very highly recommended for school and public library acquisition, counseling centers and child welfare departments. --The Children's Bookwatch Simple, insightful, and straight from the heart, this book is for any child who has lost a loved one or other special person. --Library Talk

Simple, insightful, and straight from the heart, this book is for any child who has lost a loved one or other special person. -- Library Talk Supportive, insightful, inspiring...very highly recommended for school and public library acquisition, counseling centers and child welfare departments. -- The Children's Bookwatch Written honestly, compassionately, and carefully. -- Bereavement Care Parent Council(R) Selection

Author Information

Trevor Romain describes himself as a story farmer. He is an award-winning author and illustrator as well as a sought-after public speaker. His books have sold more than a million copies and have been published in twenty-two languages. For more than thirty years, Trevor has traveled the world, speaking to thousands of school-age children. Trevor is well known for his work with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the United Nations, UNICEF, the USO, and the Comfort Crew for Military Kids, which he co-founded. Trevor is a past board president of the American Childhood Cancer Organization. Trevor was born in South Africa but now resides in Kauai, Hawaii.

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