Geranium Morning [Paperback]

E. Sandy Powell (Author), Renee Graef (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1991

Two friends who lose parents, one suddenly in an accident and one by illness, learn to deal with their grief.

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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-3 --A sensitive story on a difficult subject. Although his father is disappointed, Timothy pretends he is too tired to go along on their annual outing to buy geraniums. On his return from the nursery, Timothy's father is in a fatal car accident. Now the boy must deal with the ultimate loss and guilt he feels for staying home. As he and his mother struggle to cope, their emotions are in chaos. A chance meeting with Frannie, a new girl at school, brings Timothy the lifeline of friendship he needs to accept his feelings and the loss of his father. She also needs a friend; her mother is dying, and Frannie feels isolated from the happy children around her. Together, they come to terms with death, sharing a special understanding that sustains and heals. Few titles examine the loss of a parent, particularly for younger readers. This one gently probes the myriad feelings associated with grief, and looks at the value of the shared experience as the root of recovery. It may persuade a child who has lost a parent to accept solace from other children, or even from a local support group. Graef's pencil drawings are somber but tenderly styled. --Virginia E. Jeschelnig, Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library, Willowick, OH
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 40 pages
• Publisher: First Avenue Editions (August 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087614542X
• ISBN-13: 978-0876145425
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 6.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,500,772 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

E. Sandy Powell -- friends call her "Sparky" -- lives and writes overlooking the ocean, in a small town on the southern Oregon coast, USA. For fun she romps on the beach with "Emma the Lighthouse Dog" and travels in a mini motorhome to visit her grown kids and grandkids. Sparky finds her innate joie de vivre greatly enhanced through her Abraham-Hicks spiritual practice.
Therein Sparky thrills over what's ahead in the publication of her work: children's, picture books to middle elementary novel; adult fiction and nonfiction; plus a musical script and screenplay (www.InOurHandsNow.com).

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A tender look at death and friendship, February 3, 2003

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Jennifer (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Geranium Morning (Library Binding)

I work with grief and divorce workshops with children. I go through tons of literature trying to find something pertinent and helpful. This book is incredible. I still can't read it without tearing up a bit and Ive read it to the kids a hundred times. Helps them know they are not alone and that death is not their fault. I highly recommend this book almost as much as Max Lucado's You Are Special.