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Sarah's Grandma Goes to Heaven: A Book About Grief

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I work with grieving children and used this book along with a faith based video, After the Tears, A Gentle Guide to Help Children Understand Death.
I recommend both for anyone who is helping a child deal with the loss of a loved one.

I bought this when my mom was diagnosed with cancer, but waited til the day she passed to read it to my 5 year old. I have read it to her many times a day and it really helped her understand the process of death, funerals and the time after. Would recommend this for anyone who needs help in explaining cancer/death.

This is a well written book on the death of a grandparent, but could be used for the death of a parent. The insights are emotionally sound and based in the Christian faith. We used it as a basis for a children's talk in my Father's memorial service and it was very helpful in solidifying the concepts of Heaven, no more suffering and following the loved one's good example. The illustrator, Cherie Bladholm, is very talented in the field of illustrating Christian children's books.

I am a Children's Minister, and I have used this book as a Ministry tool with 5 children in my group who have lost their grandparents. It is a great book for helping kids deal with grief and offers advice to parents as they themselves go through the grieving process.