Review By JESSICA ALMY For a recent family movie night, I settled down with my kiddo and husband (and a big bowl of popcorn) to watch the 2012 Tim Burton flick “Frankenweenie.” Spoofing on Frankenstein, the plot revolves around a boy’s loss of his dog, his quest to revive his faithful companion, and the mayhem […]
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Frankenweenie (2012)
May 2nd, 2014 · No Comments · Movies
Tags: Companion Animals·Death·Death of a Pet·Dogs·Family Films·Family Movies·Loss·Older Elementary·Tim Burton
Moose n’ Me
March 5th, 2013 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN I offer it [this book] to those parents struggling to find a way to console a distraught child who may have lost that closest of all best friends, the beloved pet. I sincerely hope this will make the tears ease a little sooner and bring a smile to all your […]
Tags: Carolyn M. Mullin·Companion Animals·Death of a Pet·Dogs·Early Elementary·Joshua Nash·Kenny Loggins·Loss·Preschoolers
Six Is So Much Less Than Seven
June 30th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Six Is So Much Less Than Seven is the thoughtful story of an older farmer with six affectionate cats. The book opens with all of them rising together, heading out to milk the farm’s cow and then moving on to the occupations of the day. It is clear that the farmer […]
Tags: Cats·Companion Animals·Cows·Death·Death of a Pet·Early Elementary·Farm·Jennifer Gannett·Loss·Preschoolers·Ronald Himler
The Best Cat in the World
October 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Prolific children’s author Lesléa Newman has penned a poignant tale of love and loss — themes that are familiar to readers of her work — that will help children grieve the death of a companion and learn to love again. Told from the point of view of a young boy named Victor […]
Tags: Cats·Companion Animals·Death·Early Elementary·Grief·Lesléa Newman·Loss·Preschoolers·Ronald Himler