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by: Chris Raschka
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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780375841460
ISBN: 0375841466
Label: Schwartz & Wade
Manufacturer: Schwartz & Wade
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 32
Publication Date: May 08, 2007
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Release Date: May 08, 2007
Sales Rank: 203229
Studio: Schwartz & Wade
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Product Description:
When a child becomes aware of his pending death (children tend to know long before the rest of us even want to consider it), and is given the opportunity to draw his feelings, he will often draw a blue or purple balloon, released and unencumbered, on its way upward. Health-care professionals have discovered that this is true, regardless of a child's cultural or religious background and researchers believe that this is symbolic of the child's innate knowledge that a part of them will live forever. . . .
In disarmingly simple and direct language, accompanied by evocative potato print illustrations, Raschka in conjunction with Children's Hospice International (CHI), creates a moving, sensitive book that is also a phenomenally useful tool to talk about death. The message of the book is clear: talking about dying is hard, dying is harder, but there are many people in your life who can help.
Children's Hospice International (CHI), a nonprofit organization foundedin 1983, is paving the way for the establishment of children's hospice and related services worldwide.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - When a child is dying...
This gentle little book is a place to start talking about death with children. Softly-colored balloons with expressive faces evoke the sorrow, concern and care that family and caregivers show for terminally ill family members. Raschka's first line sets the tone for the book as he states, "Dying is hard work." He explains how family, friends and care workers can help and how important it is to have support. He adds that the impending death of a child is the "only thing harder to talk about than someone ... Read More
Rating:  - This Book Touched My Heart
Our 13 year old son, Karl, died from a brain tumor in March 2007. We had been battling it for 3 years and were surprised when it started growing again and took his life. He had been active and stayed in school. The entire school and our support community and family were affected by his death. I plan to buy this book for his school. We all need the comfort this book provides.
Rating: - Death in children
I thought the book would be more about explaining death to a young child but it was actually about death in children. It is a wonderful book, althought it did not meet my needs of explaining the death of a family member to my grandson.
Rating: - A beautiful book for young readers who lose a loved one.
Like "Tear Soup", "the Purple Balloon", is a powerful book to help us all deal with loss of a loved one. It also has the message for young readers who are dying or have lossed a beloved friend, parent or grand parent.
Rating: - Simple book for a difficult topic
This book contains simple text and simple illustrations to offer some acknowledement and comfort to terminally ill children, their families, and their friends. The book tells you that talking about dying is hard, but dying itself is even harder. It offers comfort in the thought that dying is made easier by lots of supportive people including doctors, nurses, friends, family, and teachers. There is no talk of heaven or God or what comes next so caregivers of all faiths/beliefs can use this book and add ... Read More
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