Birds of a Feather, with Tom and Ellen

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Summary:
It's no secret that discussing grief with children is often awkward and heart-wrenching, so much so that we turn to books for help. Listen in today as I talk with Tom Crice, author of Birds of a Feather: A Children's Story of Love, Loss, and What Came Next . In this gentle story, the topic of grief is subtle, assuming that role in life that our grief takes as we move through the phase of anger and on to acceptance. Additionally, I found the book filled with sensory words and phrases, as well as daily routines that provide so many "jumping off points" for discussions with our children or grandchildren. Tom describes his book as a "little chapter book" and you will find it appropriate even for a big brother or sister to read to his own little brother or sister, a chapter at a time.

Notes:
Throughout his life, Tom has been a writer. Five years ago he wrote Birds of a Feather, a children's story set in Texas after his grandfather died. It received excellent reviews from Kirkus and Booklist and is on the shelves of libraries across the USA and Canada, and even a few in Australia.  Tom lives in Providence RI with his wife Ellen, who is the illustrator of this gem of a children's book.

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Music by Kevin MacLeod 

 

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