An uplifting children’s grief book by Betsy Bottino Arenella
Illustrated by Dana Hendrson
$7.95 • Paperback • 64 Pages • ISBN: 0967553296
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As featured in Redbook Magazine! Heartwarming… Life-Affirming… Comforting
Isabelle, left, and little sister Sophia climb at the playground in the fall before Sophia died unexpectedly and unexplainably in her sleep a week after her first birthday.
Based on the true story of two sisters, Isabelle’s Dream takes the reader on a heartwarming journey from grief to hope.
The story begins as Isabelle gazes out her bedroom window at the stars, wondering where her sister Sophia has gone. She knows Sophia is in Heaven, but where is that? Can Isabelle go there, too, so she and Sophia can be together again?
That night, Sophia visits Isabelle in a dream. Through the beauties of nature, Sophia shows Isabelle the earthly joys that still await her and reassures her that they will be sisters forever.
The book’s black-and-white illustrations invite children to bring their own creativity to each page, using crayons, markers, colored pencils, or even glitter glue. After coloring the sisters’ shimmering wings, butterflies, gardens, the earth, and the sea, boys and girls will find several blank activity pages. These pages encourage children to create original drawings or words.
This interactive, therapeutic tool for the grieving child gently begins a dialogue between parent and child, or therapist and child, opening the door to emotional release and healing. Isabelle’s Dream also includes “Seven Tips for Parents of Bereaved Children” to help adults understand the needs of a grieving child.
Here’s What the Experts Say about Isabelle’s Dream:
“Isabelle’s Dream is a heartwarming story that offers grieving children a sweet message of optimism and enduring love.” — Linda Goldman, Grief Therapist, MS, LCPC, Fellow in Thanatology (FT), author of Children Also Grieve and Raising Our Children to Be Resilient
“Profound in its simplicity, this life-affirming volume is filled with both pain and triumph and most of all characterized by that rarest of qualities — wisdom.” — Rabbi Earl A. Grollman, D.H.L., D.D., author of Talking About Death: A Dialogue Between Parent and Child
“Imagination, creativity and self-expression are an important part of a healthy grieving process for children, and Isabelle’s Dream helps guide children through this process with comfort and hope.” — Barbara Clarke, Executive Director, The Children’s Room Center for Grieving Children and Teenagers, Inc.
Learn more about Sophia and the birth of Isabelle’s Dream by visiting their official website
ALL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT CHILDREN’S RESEARCH!
Author Betsy Bottino Arenella is donating 100% of royalties from Isabelle’s Dream to the Sudden Unexplained Death in Children Program. The SUDC Program was created in 2001 by the national charitable organization, The CJ Foundation for SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).
For further information, visit the SUDC website
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