When I Die, Will I Get Better?

by Joeri Breebaart and Piet Breebaart

This is a true story. It comes from the heart and soul of a five-and-half-year-old boy seeking to understand the sudden illness and death of his younger brother. Unable to understand what has... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0872263754
• ISBN13: 9780872263758
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Peter Bedrick Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 5 years and up
• Grade Range: Preschool and higher

Customer Reviews

The book caught me.

This book is really a good way to tell about your feelings when you're five years old. First, I didn't know it was also appeared in an english version or other languages. And when I read this book, I got tears in my eyes because of the rabbits you can imagine how joeri felt when his brother died. It's a real 'catchy' book and very friendly for children and their connection to death. I would recommend this book to other children or older children! Love, Claartje

For A Little Brother

A wonderful therapy for a five year old and his family. This was a brother's way to deal with the questions and angers which arose after the illness and death of his two year old brother. Being the father of a 4 and a half year old, I could appreciate they way the story was written from the mind of a child. Children are so honest about expressing their thoughts if you take the time to ask questions and listen. The illustrations work well to show the situations (dad drew what his son instructed). This was created as a private story by a father and son to help them deal with the tragedy of their loss, As such it is more like a glimpse into a private diary. It is a wonderful, simple story, which should help raise some questions and start a dialogue between the family.What a gentle tribute to the memory of a little brother.