Remembering My Pet: A Kid's Own Spiritual Remembering Workbook for When a Pet Dies [Hardcover]

Nechama Liss-Levinson (Author), Molly Phinney Baskette (Author), Lynn L. Caruso (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 2007 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

The death of a pet is often a child's first encounter with grief. How your child learns to cope through this experience may affect his or her attitude into adulthood. Drawing on concepts from psychology and a broad multifaith perspective, this supportive workbook provides a sensitive and practical resource that will help children ages 7 to 13 cope with the death of a beloved animal. Children can write, draw, read, create and express feelings via concrete, hands-on activities including:

• Becoming a Memory Detective to piece together clues to remember their pet
• Planning a memorial service and making a pet memorial
• Recording photo memories of their pet
• Honoring their pet's memory by giving to others

Open and gentle, this book will help your child--and you as the parent--understand difficult concepts and communicate deep feelings as your child grows through this personal season of mourning.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Nechama Liss-Levinson, PhD, is a psychologist and author of many articles on the impact of death and grieving on children and adults. She is the author of When a Grandparent Dies: A Kid's Own Remembering Workbook for Dealing with Shiva and the Year Beyond (Jewish Lights) and coauthor of Remembering My Grandparent: A Kid's Own Grief Workbook in the Christian Tradition (SkyLight Paths) with Rev. Molly Phinney Baskette.

Rev. Molly Phinney Baskette, MDiv, is senior minister of First Congregational Church of Somerville, United Church of Christ, in Somerville, Massachusetts, and has worked with children in crisis in the United States and abroad.

Lynn L. Caruso, educator and wildlife advocate, is editor of Blessing the Animals: Prayers and Ceremonies to Celebrate God's Creatures, Wild and Tame (SkyLight Paths).

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Skylight Paths Publishing (March 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594732213
• ISBN-13: 978-1594732218
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,011,677 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Nechama likes to help people. Her books for children all offer help on dealing with a difficult situation, like the death of a grandparent, or the death of a pet. Her own Grandma Blumie died when she was ten years old,and she has wanted to help kids learn coping strategies since that time. Recently, Nechama was awarded the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award for her novel, "When the Hurricane Came to New Orleans," written after two amazing volunteer relief missions that she worked on after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. When Nechama is not busy as a writer, she is a psychologist, as well as a wife, mother and grandma to two cutie pies.