Grief Books for Children

A child will never forget a beloved pet, or the day it died.  The sadness that follows is true grief. The little elves in this book validates your child’s sadness and acknowledges feelings that are new, confusing and frightening. A touching tribute to the love between a child and pet. This is a vocabulary-sensitive guide for children and an excellent conversation starter about loss. Includes additional explanations and suggestions for parents, relatives, counselors and other caring adults. Winner of 2006 Family Friendly Book Award. Buy Now on Amazon or Abbey Press

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when your grandparent diesHow can you help when the child you love loses a grandparent? . The little elves in this book depict the difficult days before, after and beyond a grandparent’s death--from the child's point-of-view. They explore the meaning of death and heaven as well as how to stay close in spirit with a grandparent who has died. This is a vocabulary-sensitive guide for children and an excellent conversation starter about loss. Includes additional explanations and suggestions for parents, relatives, counselors and other caring adults. Buy Now on Amazon or Abbey Press
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Foreign Editions When Your Grandparent Dies English USA 2002 ISBN 978-0-87029-364-1 Cuando los abuelos nos dejan Spanish; Madrid 2002 ISBN 842852483-1
Quando seus avos morrem Portuguese; Brazil 2004ISBN 85-349-2210-1
Quando um dos avos more Portuguese; Portugal 2004 ISBN 972-751-635-1
Thailand 2004 ISBN 974-534-901-1
Hameghal a nagyszulo Hungary 2008 ISBN 978-86-463-0181-1

When Your Pet Dies English USA 2003 ISBN 0-87029-376-1
Quando seu animal de estimacao morre Portuguese; Brazil 2003 ISBN 85-349-2284-5
Cuando se muere tu mascota Spanish; Madrid 2004 ISBN 842852705-9

To obtain foreign editions, please contact: Managing Editor Abbey Press/One Caring Place 1 Hill Drive St. Meinrad, IN 47577 USA phone: (812) 357-8361 fax: (812) 357-8388.