What do you tell children when a parent has been diagnosed with a serious illness? What should you do? What should you talk about? When do you ell them? What words do you use? This book provides parents and other caregivers with...
Children and death
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Auteur:Roberts, JillianSommaire:A nonfiction picture book that introduces very young children to the concept of death in a way that is gentle, age-appropriate and comforting. This edition combines both written and spoken words.
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Auteur:Roberts, Dr. Jillian, Revell, CindySommaire:Whether children are experiencing grief and loss for the first time or simply curious, it can be difficult to know how to talk to them about death. Using questions posed in a child’s voice and answers that start simply and become more...
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Auteur:Austen, CatherineSommaire:When Josh's mother dies in a phobia-induced car crash, she leaves two questions for her grieving family: how did a snake get into her car and how do you mourn with no faith to guide you? Twelve-year-old Josh is left alone to find the...
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Auteur:Peterson, Lois, Meissner, AmySommaire:Jack loves and misses his bus-driving grandfather. When Grandpa Nod got sick, Jack's mother said eight-year-old Jack was too young to visit his grandfather in hospital. When Grandpa Nod died, Jack's mother said Jack was too young to go...
- Auteur:Hrab, NaseemSommaire:
After her grandfather's death, a young girl explores her Baba Bozorg's house. As the girl wanders through the house, almost idly, her Baba Bozorg's house stands in for the man himself, with each object she describes standing as a...
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Auteur:Kerz, AnnaSommaire:Mealworms are small creatures that live in dark secret places. Jeremy is a bit like that when he leaves his home in rural Nova Scotia and moves to Toronto with his mother. Lots of things keep him from enjoying his new life, but the...
- Auteur:James, MattSommaire:
Norma and her parents are going to her great-uncle Frank's funeral, and Norma is more excited than sad. She is looking forward to playing with her favorite cousin, Ray, but when she arrives at the church, she is confronted with rituals...
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Auteur:Linden, DianneSommaire:Shimmerdogs is the story of young Lester B. Hopkins — Mike to almost everyone except his mother, Master Corporal Alice Mackelwain. He is just a boy trying to make sense of his life, which is becoming more complicated by the world of his...
- Auteur:Redvers, T'áncháySommaire:
This heartfelt imagining of what happens when a beloved pet dies offers children a caring introduction to the emotions of grief and loss, from a perspective of love and healing. Shay and their dog Fluffy are best friends. Through the...
- Auteur:Walters, EricSommaire:
In this poignant story, we follow young Emily who has recently lost her grandfather. As she grows, she discovers a series of letters he left behind for her, offering grandfatherly advice at life's most pivotal moments: first day...
