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From: KayWin_at_aol.com
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:16:23 -0500 (EST)
On the other hand... I was a teacher and then an elementary supervisor for 29 years . During that time there were 7 deaths in my school district, 2 teachers, 2 parents, a child, and an administrator. The only book that was available in our school libraries at that time was Judith's Viorst's book about the death of a beloved cat. Pat Brisson has written a marvelous picture book - I Remember Miss Perry, published by Dial, In this book, the children arrive at school to find the principal the guidance counselor and their parents in their classroom. Their beloved teacher has died in a car crash on the way to school. The next day the counselor encourages the children to talk about Miss Perry. The children begin remembering...telling and writing down what they loved most about their teacher and making pictures. This sharing helped them process the loss . and revived the wonderful memories of their time together. How I wish I had had that book to share with children during those days when losses hit our school distr ict, and part of my job was to help children cope. Death is part of the experience of many of our children. Having an appropriate resource on hand, seems very valuable to me. Kay Winters children's book author www.kaywinters.com
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Received on Tue 22 Nov 2011 12:16:23 PM CST
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:16:23 -0500 (EST)
On the other hand... I was a teacher and then an elementary supervisor for 29 years . During that time there were 7 deaths in my school district, 2 teachers, 2 parents, a child, and an administrator. The only book that was available in our school libraries at that time was Judith's Viorst's book about the death of a beloved cat. Pat Brisson has written a marvelous picture book - I Remember Miss Perry, published by Dial, In this book, the children arrive at school to find the principal the guidance counselor and their parents in their classroom. Their beloved teacher has died in a car crash on the way to school. The next day the counselor encourages the children to talk about Miss Perry. The children begin remembering...telling and writing down what they loved most about their teacher and making pictures. This sharing helped them process the loss . and revived the wonderful memories of their time together. How I wish I had had that book to share with children during those days when losses hit our school distr ict, and part of my job was to help children cope. Death is part of the experience of many of our children. Having an appropriate resource on hand, seems very valuable to me. Kay Winters children's book author www.kaywinters.com
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