When Someone Very Special Dies: Children Can Learn to Cope with Grief (Drawing Out Feelings)

I can't say enough how this book has helped my 7yo grandson after the unexpectedly loss of his mother. This book is absolutely perfect for helping to get our grandson to open and and discuss his feelings. As adults we sometimes don't have write words to say with unique situations like this, this author has made it easier to help with the grief process of young children. My family can't thank you enough for taking the time to create such a magnificent review book! I would recommend this book to anyone that has young children in the loss of a loved one.

I bought several books after my husband died for my 8 year old granddaughter and I to read. They ended up helping us both. I recommend it when to help children when their grandpa passes.

Hospice gave me one copy of this book for my two children. They fought over it! So I had to purchase another copy here on Amazon. This is a really lovely interactive book with coloring and opportunities for conversation and journaling. My six and eight-year-olds both benefited greatly after a horrible summer and watch they lost their Grandpa only 16 days after he got sick and Grammy only 51 days later. I probably need my own adult sized version of this to work through my own grief!

A few years ago, I was a therapist working with young children in a psychiatric hospital. I was referred to this book by another counselor and I have loved it ever since. We would have children complete only 2 or 3 pages at a time, and then fully discuss their feelings a few pages at a time.This is one of the most helpful, simple, and moving books I have ever found for children dealing with loss.I really love it and would recommend it to anyone who wants to help a child deal with the loss of a loved one.

This is a great book for reflecting while grieving. My sister gave it to me when I needed it and I've visited it off and on over the years- filling in the parts I'm ready to fill in. Just to be clear, I was basically an adult when she gave it to me (in my early 20s). I've also given it to children I know when they've needed it. I think for younger kids (maybe 12 and below), it would be helpful to complete (or at least get started) with the support of a trusted adult. I still use it today.

This is a great book for 5 to 9 year old"s dealing with the loss of a loved one.My daughter received this as a gift and didn't work on it for at least a year after her infant sister's death, but then one day she had interest in the book and it really opened up conversation about how we all felt over the death of our two week old baby that was supposedly healthy at birth. I think this book would be helpful in a lot of other situations. It really promotes healing conversations.

The nonprofit I work for has been using this book for many years. It’s a valuable tool for working with young children who are grieving.

It is hard to know what to say when someone dies, but especially hard to know what to say to a child. This book picks up that part for you, this will help you as much as the child reading it!