What on Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies?

By Trevor Romain

Book Overview

"Supportive, insightful, inspiring . . . very highly recommended for school and public library acquisition, counseling centers, and child welfare departments."--The Children's Bookwatch

Ages 5-10.

For any child who has lost a loved one or other special person, What On Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies? is a simple, insightful, and straight from the heart book about what death means and how to cope.

Author Trevor Romain offers practical strategies for dealing with grief and the overwhelming emotions involved--like sadness, fear, anger, guilt--and helps answer all the questions kids have about death.Why do people have to die?Is the death my fault?Is it still okay to have fun?What is a funeral?How can I say good-bye?With concrete advice and expressive illustrations, this book offers comfort and reassurance to children who are grieving and suggests meaningful ways to remember and honor the person who has died. "And I hope you believe me when I say that you won't always feel as sad and hurt and confused as you do now. Maybe not right away, but in the coming weeks or months, you will feel better."

This little book is also the perfect tool for caretakers, educators, counselors, and youth workers looking to support kids who are dealing with loss.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575420554
• ISBN13: 9781575420554
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.0" x 5.1"
• Age Range: 5 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 5

Customer Reviews

Good for all ages..

My father passed away a few months ago and the library had this DVD. I got it for my son who is 8 years old, but I also ended up feeling comforted by the healing words the author speaks. That being said, I found this to be informative yet gentle for a child's mind and not terribly fantasy-like. There is one part where the person who passed away comes down and flies away with the survivor child -- that's about as "untrue" as it gets. Overall I would definitely recommend this for any age..

Very good reading for children!

My 9 year-old son recently lost his father and he was not talking to me or any family members about his feelings. This book was very thorough for a young person and it helped him to open dialogue with me and start his grieving process. I highly recommend this book.

Helpful for Basic Questions of A Child Experiencing A Death

This book provides brief and blunt answers to questions many children may have and adults may not consider - it touches on 'What is a Memorial Service', 'Where does the person go', 'Am I Going To Die Too?', 'Is the Death My Fault' as well as common feelings experienced while grieving. Each topic is brief and written for a child. As an Adult: At first, this was the only book I could read myself, as most of the other books were too overwhelming.

Much better and more intelligent that What is Heaven?

This is an excellent book to help ANYONE through a time of grief in their life. It may be written on a juvenile level, but it explains a lot of things about grieving and death that you may not have heard from anyone before. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!