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.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575420554
• ISBN13: 9781575420554
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 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!