Emma Says Goodbye: A Child's Guide : Bereavement (Lion Care)

By Carolyn Nystrom

Book Overview

Coming to terms with the death of someone close is hard. But Emma and her family have time to work through their hurt. Carolyn Nystrom's gentle story explains what is happening to Aunt Sue as her illness progresses-and how Emma, her family, and Aunt Sue herself react.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745929249
• ISBN13: 9780745929248
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Chariot Victor Pub
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.3" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

A must-read book to help children deal with death

Emma has a favorite aunt, her Aunt Sue. When Aunt Sue comes to stay with them, Emma believes it will be great. Only it's not. Aunt Sue has cancer. This book follows Emma as she goes first through hope, then sadness as she comes to accept her Aunt Sue is dying. Through faith and love Emma's family learn to accept the unacceptable-the loss of a loved one.