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40 pp.
| Sparkhouse
| September, 2017
|
TradeISBN 978-1-5064-2672-3$16.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Thea Baker.
Addressing an unnamed person who died, a girl explains how she finds solace in keeping a memory box, "so I won't forget you." The book, which features gentle art with collage elements, is more of a coping manual than an artistic effort, but it might offer comfort to grieving children. Supplemental information for adults to help "children process grief" concludes the book.
32 pp.
| Tilbury
| May, 2014
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TradeISBN 978-0-88448-367-0$16.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Penny Weber.
This well-intentioned, bibliotherapeutic book reassures kids of divorced parents that there are still special things about time spent with each parent. While the outlook is rosy overall, the text honestly acknowledges feelings of being scared or missing the absent parent. The awkwardly rendered illustrations can be confusing to interpret, though they admirably feature a multicultural cast of characters (including biracial families).