Explains in simple language the feelings people may have regarding the death of a loved one and the ways to honor the memory of someone who has died.

"Parents who suffer the death of a child are overwhelmed, often immobilized by the depth and scope of their grief. When a Child Dies is written in a simple, straightforward manner, offering information, comfort and hope for those who believe that none ispossible. Claire Aagaard has written this book from a unique perspective-that of a professional grief counselor and as a parent with her own history of child loss. It is an honest yet gentle guide,...

Explores the feelings of frustration, sadness, and loneliness that a youngster may feel when a pet dies.

"Lets us explain life and death in a sensitive, caring, beautiful way. Tells us about beginnings. And about endings. And about living in between. With large, wonderful illustrations, it tells about plants. About animals. About people. It tells that dying is as much a part of living as being born. It helps us to remember. It helps us to understand"--Publisher.

"An ingeniously layered narrative, told over the course of one week, Eddie Joyce's debut novel depicts an Italian-Irish American family on Staten Island and their complicated emotional history. Ten years after the loss of Bobby-- the Amendola family's youngest son-- everyone is still struggling to recover from the firefighter's unexpected death. Bobby's mother Gail; his widow Tina; his older brothers Peter, the corporate lawyer, and Franky, the misfit;...

"Ten years ago, Claire Hines lost her unborn child -- and her short-term memory -- following a heartrending tragedy. With notebooks, calendars, to-do lists, fractured pieces of the past, and her father's support, Claire makes it through each day, hour by hour, with relative confidence. She also has a close-knit community of friends in the remote Alaskan town where she teaches guitar to the local children. It's there, in the reminders. As determined...