A Quilt for Elizabeth

Rating:
Summary: Piecing Together Memories
Review: This book very gently and compassionately guides children through grieving the loss of a parent or loved one and helps them focus on the happy, loving memories of the one they lost. After Elizabeth's father dies, she and her grandmother piece together a quilt made up of scraps of his clothing. Each scrap is reminiscent of a time when he wore the article of clothing. In the end, Elizabeth wraps herself up in this quilt to comfort herself and remember her father. I bought this book for my then 8 year old daughter when a classmate died of cancer, and we are still touched by its message 6 years later. It is a wonderful, wonderful book.

Rating:
Summary: Piecing Together Memories
Review: This book very gently and compassionately guides children through grieving the loss of a parent or loved one and helps them focus on the happy, loving memories of the one they lost. After Elizabeth's father dies, she and her grandmother piece together a quilt made up of scraps of his clothing. Each scrap is reminiscent of a time when he wore the article of clothing. In the end, Elizabeth wraps herself up in this quilt to comfort herself and remember her father. I bought this book for my then 8 year old daughter when a classmate died of cancer, and we are still touched by its message 6 years later. It is a wonderful, wonderful book.