Pat Schwiebert

Chuck DeKlyen

Taylor Bills

Pat Schweibert

Tear Soup

There are books for children to help them when the baby they are waiting for dies. And now there is a book for the child who comes after the one who died. It's a perfect gift just for them. It explains in a gentle way the parents' desire for a child and the sadness that comes over them when that baby dies. It then shares how the parents, with the help of the baby, get to the point of wanting another child to come into their lives. The illustrator has an extraordinary gift of capturing feelings in his drawings that tell the story beyond words. Includes suggestions about keeping your baby's memory alive.

Someone Came Before You

Paul Kirk

When Hello Means Goodbye is a sensitive booklet written to help families during the early days of their grief. It helps answer questions and prepare parents for the days ahead. It can be given to parents at the first acknowledgment of their baby's death to help them best use the short time they'll have with their little one. Among topics covered are: collecting keepsakes; ways to celebrate the birth and death of a baby; reasons for seeing, holding and naming a dead baby; emotions common to bereaved parents; information about autopsies; where to find help; and the unique situations of fathers, siblings, and grandparents. Contains beautiful poetry.

A Guide for Parents Whose Child Dies Before Birth, at Birth Or Shortly After Birth

When Hello Means Goodbye

A young boy describes his feelings about the death of a baby in his family.

We Were Gonna Have a Baby, But We Had an Angel Instead

Examines the process of grief through a fictional story of Grandy and Pops as they face a great loss by making tear soup.

Pat Schwiebert

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