Spoons: A Family Story of Enduring Loss by J. Corn
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Colorful, simple, and comforting story about missing and remembering our loved ones who have passed on.
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Colorful, simple, and comforting story about missing and remembering our loved ones who have passed on.
Spoons by J. Corn is a helpful children's picture book about how we can gain comfort from loss by remembering our loved ones who have passed on before us. Grief, loss, and loneliness are natural feelings after the death of someone we love, but when missing them, remembering the good times with them and their special traits or talents or things that made them happy can lessen the pain of loss and make those reflections a positive and healing experience.
The author conveys these ideas through the whimsical story of the Spoon family whose Grandmother Spoon has died and becomes Grandmother "Angel" Spoon. Mom and the young Spoons miss her physical presence in their lives as they go about their day. But when they remember how she, too, enjoyed the same activities they were doing that day, they began to feel she was with them in spirit. The author color codes the lines of dialogue to the colors of the Spoon family members so readers can easily identify which of the Spoons are talking. This lovely picture book, with its simple message, would be a gentle way to open discussions with young children about the loss of someone in their lives.I recommend SPOONS to families with young children who have recently experienced the loss of someone in their lives.
I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving an Advance Review Copy through RABT Book Tours and PR.