Nan Forler

making a human friend

This book is about the loss of a pet. What I like is that it does not try to explain that loss, just shows a child in their feelings, or in their “shell”. It also shows that it may take a bit, but one day soon, that shell will crack and the good things will be remembered, new friends made, and lives changed. This book was lovingly done, and a great title to add to a collection on grief.

I chose this book based initially on the shape of the book itself; slender and tall - pages seemed to be almost cut in half. What a tremendous use of space, illustrator Marion Arbona, used to portray the buoyancy and effortless shape of flight. The text was flat in my opinion, but maybe it needed to be to give way and elevate the book's vivid illustrations.

cute book, nice illustrations