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"I Wish I Could Hold Your Hand--": A Child's Guide to Grief and Loss
by Ed.D. Pat Palmer
from Impact Publishers

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

• Beautiful, gentle book for kids dealing with loss of loved one
  I picked up "I Wish I Could Hold your Hand: A Child's Guide to Grief and Loss" when my 5-year-old daughter's great grandmother was ailing and nearly 90 years old. It was a very sweet book and helped her cope with losing Grandma, which happened the next week.
  After my husband told my daughter that Grandma had died, I read her this book again, and I think we were both blessed by it.
  The book encourages children to expressing their emotions in healthy ways, telling them it's OK to be sad or even... more info

• I wish I could hold your hand A childs guide to grief and loss
  Reviewer's Book: Overcoming Loss: Activities and Stories for Children Who Have Experienced Grief and Loss
  This wonderful fictional story follows a young girl in the process of grief and loss. The illustrations are wonderful and it gently explores the wide range of emotions associated with the loss of a loved one.

• Based upon sound psychology
  Diane O'Quinn Burke's gentle duotone illustrations perfectly underscore Pat Palmer's deftly written and gentle "I Wish I Could Hold Your Hand...": A Child's Guide To Grief And Loss. Based upon sound psychology with respect to the grieving process in children, this sensitive and exceptional well written story will significantly assist a young child to identify their feeling arising from their grief including denial, anger, guilt, and sadness. The child will discover within the pages of this brief but... more info

• Great Book!
  When the main character loses several important figures in her life- her pet dies, her father moves away, etc.- she feels the pangs of loss. This is a great book to read to children! So many children have experienced loss- when their parents get divorced, a pet dies, a grandparent dies, or a good friend moves away- but have no way of knowing that what they are feeling is NORMAL. This book helps explain that to children- that feeling sad is normal when you lose someone or something important to you. I... more info

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