Apicturebookeditionoftheboardbookaboutgrief,offeringadultstheopportunitytobeginimportantconversationswithyoungchildreninaninformed,safe,andsupportedway.Developedbyexpertsinthefieldsofearlychildhoodandactivismagainstinjustice,thistopic-drivenpicturebookoffersclear,concretelanguageandcompellingimagerytointroducetheconceptofgrief.Thisbookaimstonormalizethetopicofdeathbydiscussingwhatitmeansandhowitfeelstoexperienceloss.Itcentersaroundseveralquestionsthatariseaboutgriefandhonest,simplewaystoanswerthem.Whileyoungchildrenareavidobserversandquestionersoftheirworld,adultsoftenshutdownorpostponeconversationsoncomplicatedtopicsbecauseit’shardtoknowwheretobegin.Researchshowsthattalkingabouttoughissuesfromtheageoftwonotonlyhelpschildrenunderstandwhattheysee,butalsoincreasesself-awareness,self-esteem,andallowsthemtorecognizeandconfrontthingsthatareunfair,likediscriminationandprejudice.Thesebooksofferasupportiveapproachthatconsidersboththechildandtheadult.Stunningartaccompaniesthesimpleandinteractivetext,andthebackmatteroffersadditionalresourcesandideasforextendingthisdiscussion.
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