What Happens When a Loved One Dies?: Our First Talk About Death (Just Enough)

by Jillian Roberts (Author) Cindy Revell (Illustrator)

What Happens When a Loved One Dies?: Our First Talk About Death (Just Enough)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Just Enough

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 in-depth, this book allows adults to guide the conversation to a natural and reassuring conclusion. Additional questions at the back of the book allow for further discussion.

Child psychologist Dr. Jillian Roberts designed the Just Enough series to empower parents/caregivers to start conversations with young ones about difficult or challenging subject matter. Other books in the series deal with birth, diversity, separation and divorce.

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Review quotes

Death is explained in an age-appropriate way...The text, which has a story book quality, is soothing and, above all, is suitable to this age level. The book has extra questions at the end which can even reach a bit older audience in covering other related topics in the concept of death. In spite of what is a grim and serious topic, Revell's watercolour illustrations are colorful, lively and child-like, with nature and the child's surroundings playing a large role. Her drawings feature a variety of ethnicities and families which lends depth to this topic. Kudos to Dr. Jillian Roberts for tackling a serious issue in such an accessible way. The author brings with her years of experience in this area, as both a teacher and a child psychologist.— CM Magazine
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781459831858
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Publication date
March 20, 2022
Series
Just Enough
BISAC categories
JNF053030 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Death & Dying
JNF053050 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Emotions & Feelings
Library of Congress categories
Death
Picture books
Grief
Bereavement
Children and death

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