I Miss You: A First Look At Death
When a close friend or family member dies, it can be difficult for children to express their feelings. This book helps boys and girls understand that death is a natural complement to life, and that grief and a sense of loss are normal feelings for them to have following a loved one's death. Titles in this sensitively presented series explore the dynamics of various relationships experienced by children of preschool through early school age. Kids are encouraged to understand personal feelings and social problems as a first step in dealing with them. Written by psychotherapist and counselor Pat Thomas, these books promote positive interaction among children, parents, and teachers. The story lines are simple and direct--easily accessible to younger children. There are full-color illustrations on every page. (Ages 4-7)Product Details
Customer Reviews
I found better books to help my Preschooler Understand Death
This book was highly rated on Amazon and I was disappointed by it. It was the book I liked the least out of the four that I looked at.
The positives about this book are that (1) the text was the most basic and easiest to read to a 4 year old. And (2) the pictures were the best of the books I looked at.
However, it was written to avoid all references to God and Heaven and be useful to all religions. So I think when you water something down that much, you end up not helping anyone. There were also a lot of reference to children feeling sad. Almost so many that if your child is very young like mine, they might wonder why they aren't feeling as sad as this book describes.
My recommendation would be to skip this one and instead get either "When your Grandparent Dies: A child's guide to Good Grief" (An Elf-Help Book) by Victoria Ryan (which I liked the best and also wrote a review about) or "What's Heaven?" by Maria Shriver (which I liked, but not as much as the Elf Help book).
Simplifies the grieving process
This book is very well written and really does simplify the process that people go through when a death occurs. I believe this book is good for children ages 5-14. It truely spells out the process adults go through after the death of a family member and/or friend.
dealing with loss/death
great book for children. Our family dog died at the age of 13, for my children it was as though they lost and older sibling, quite gut wrenching. This story was particularly helpful when my father in law passed away and then pulled out again when our dog died. It has been lent out to friends a time or two as well. I will buy it again to give as a gift.
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