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Grief is an elephant / by Tamara Ellis Smith & Nancy Whitesides.

By: Smith, Tamara Ellis [author.]
Contributor(s): Whitesides, Nancy [illustrator.]
Material type: TextTextPublisher: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781797212258; 1797212257Subject(s): Bereavement -- Juvenile fiction | Grief -- Juvenile fiction | Loss (Psychology) -- Juvenile fictionGenre/Form: Picture books. Summary: When Grief first arrives, it is an elephant--so big that there is hardly room for anything else. But over time, Grief becomes smaller and smaller--first a deer, a fox, then a mouse, and finally a flickering firefly in the darkness leading us down a path of loving remembrance. This lyrical work is an empathetic and comforting balm for anyone experiencing grief--whether the loss of a loved one or the losses in the world around us. Its heartfelt message reminds us that there is no loss without love."--Front cover flap.
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When Grief first arrives, it is an elephant--so big that there is hardly room for anything else. But over time, Grief becomes smaller and smaller--first a deer, a fox, then a mouse, and finally a flickering firefly in the darkness leading us down a path of loving remembrance. This lyrical work is an empathetic and comforting balm for anyone experiencing grief--whether the loss of a loved one or the losses in the world around us. Its heartfelt message reminds us that there is no loss without love."--Front cover flap.

Ages 3-5. Chronicle Books.