A poetry book that expresses the emotions of a boy called Everett coming to terms with the loss of his father.

This book is a heart tugging story of a little boy who is trying to come to terms with his fathers death. The book follows him through the many stages of grief and lastly acceptance.
Ages-(6-8)
Source-(Pierce County Library)

Everett Anderson's Goodbye is an easy reader book that teaches kids about how to deal with grief. Everett loses his father, and as a result show signs of depression. He cares for nothing and wants nothing but his father, over time and with the love from his mom Everett grows to gain a better understanding of love, and how it is everlasting. In this day in age young children are finding it difficult to deal with depression, and the only outlet is to harm themselves. It is important that these topics are discussed at younger ages because children are having to deal with more real life issues at younger ages. These issues do exist, and teaching students how to cope will improve many situations. I absolutely loved the illustrations in addition to the story. The grief the author was trying to convey came out in the illustrations. ( )

In this book a young boys' father passes away and he is learning to cope with it.

Age: 3 to 5 year olds
Source: Pierce College Library

Everett is experiencing the 5 stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance after his father dies. His mother gives him the support and understanding that he needs to grieve. Appropriate for ages 4 and up. ( )