lovingly tries to explain to him that Skiddil is dead.
She then tries to ease his pain by asking him to remember the things that Skiddil liked to do and encourages him to "make a memory" by finding something concrete that he can keep to remember Skiddil. They go to the place where Skiddil buried his acorns and find some young oak trees growing. Chester picks up an acorn from the ground as his "memory" of Skiddil.
I chose this book because it seems that everyday in the news we are hearing about young children that are dying tragically and I believe that literature is a way to work through our pain and heartache.
I love the Chester stories and did not know about this book. I'm not sure I could read it aloud with crying. Just your review made me want to cry. Thanks for sharing this book.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing it seems schools are always looking for books on death and dying. This would be very appropriate.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a awesome book to have in any school library today. Our children deal with death and dying all the time. It's great to know that we now have children's books that address that topic. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen this book. It looks like a great addition to my library. What a sweet way to deal with such a difficult topic. When I was in library school, and we read a book that I thought was too controversial for elementary school (child abuse), my professor, Betty Carter, said, "Wouldn't you rather a child meet a character like that in a book before he meets him in real life?" It really made me think about tackling difficult topics in a whole new way.
ReplyDeleteI am not familiar with this book. But I agree that even if a child has not had to deal with someone dying, this would be a good choice to introduce them to this topic. I think that I will stop by the library during the break and pick this book up.
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