Pictures tell a very simple story of the sorrow of seeing the goodbye boat take a friend away...and the confidence of believing they travel to a bright shore beyond.
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"A lovely simple book which leaves plenty of space for discussion and thought and consequently could be used to explore feelings about loss in a variety of circumstances." The Child Bereavement Trust; "This book explores in a most simple yet beautiful way the feelings of loss that accompany the death of someone dear... The picture and word message is simple, gently and poignant." Newcastle Herald"
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Mary Joslin is married and has 3 grown up children. She began writing when her own children were still young and has since written books that have been published throughout the world. For Lion these include Our Father, The Tale of the Heaven Tree, Do the Angels Watch Close By?, The Merchant Enticed by the Pearl of Great Price and The Story of the Cross. She likes kayaking, canoeing and gardening. CLAIRE ST LOUIS LITTLE studied at Falmouth College of Art. She is currently living and working in Oxford.
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Friends together laughing, loving. Read the first page
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By david Bates
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
preparing children to lose a loved one is less of a trauma if you can find a story to base it around - here is the story
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Confusing
15 Jun 2005
By H. Lawton
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Format:Hardcover
Unfortunatly, this is the only book that I have found that is appropriate for toddlers.
Because preschoolers and toddlers take adults words very literally, and generally think of death as something reversible, "The Goodbye Boat" is not a good good book to explain death. In the book, the grandmother dies and sails around on a ship. This gives children the impression that when people die, they go on a boat ride and eventually return.
This book is very confusing for young children. A good alternative would be "When Dinosaurs Die"
Because preschoolers and toddlers take adults words very literally, and generally think of death as something reversible, "The Goodbye Boat" is not a good good book to explain death. In the book, the grandmother dies and sails around on a ship. This gives children the impression that when people die, they go on a boat ride and eventually return.
This book is very confusing for young children. A good alternative would be "When Dinosaurs Die"
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The Goodbye Boat
28 Mar 2000
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Format:Hardcover
by SMFran Gangloff@aol.com
In a 28-page color picture book titled The Goodbye Boat, Mary Joslin, writer, and Claire St. Louis Little, color illustrator, (Grand Rapids Mich., Win. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999, hard cover) present a message about dying, a message in pictures and words where the emotions of grieving find hope in a boat sent out to sea. The pain and sadness of saying "goodbye" find a resurrection motif in the boat sailing out of sight and into a new place. Appropriate and meaningful for all ages, the book holds special appeal for children and those guiding children through the death experience of a grandparent or someone close. I read the book to the young grandchildren of my sister after her death. These children asked me to reread the book to them several times, and each time they had new questions for me. This book offered me a wondeful way to say how Grandma had gone away on the sea of eternity.
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The GoodBye Boat
23 Dec 2009
By Cheryl Cairns
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Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Simple, easy to understand, maybe a bit too simple, seems specific to losing a grandparent, could be less about a grandparent and include different members of a family. Bought this for my 3 year old granddaughter that's lost her Daddy. Not sure if she'll think she may be losing her Nana soon. Still so little out there written for a very young person. Seems like we mostly believe only older people die.
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