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A collection of works to help you HEAL your heart

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This book is a much-needed resource for parents of pet-owning children. It contains information on the grief process in children...
Children, Family, Guide, Pet Loss & Bereavement  Mary T Rochford Rose
An estimated 90 percent of kids will have a pet at some point during their childhood. The loss of a...
Children, Family, Guide, Pet Loss & Bereavement, Pre-school  Erainna Winnett
A sympathetic guide for both children and adults explains how to cope with the death or loss of a beloved...
All Ages, Great Gift, Guide, Pet Loss & Bereavement  Herbert A. Nieburg
A tool to use children about death using direct language and explanations. This book was written to align with the...
Children, Family, Guide, Illustrated, Pet Loss & Bereavement, Pre-school  Carl Schutt
Saying Goodbye to Lulu
A young girl and her lovable dog, Lulu, are the best of friends. They play games together, explore their neighborhood,...
Children, Family, Great Gift, Guide, Illustrated, Pet Loss & Bereavement, Pre-school  Corinne Demas
From a psychologist with twenty years of experience as a pet bereavement specialist, comes the first title to offer cognitive...
Adult, Guide, Pet Loss & Bereavement, Self-Help, Young Adult  Lorri A. Greene
“Written with grace and emotional honesty, Sit, Stay, Heal will live with you long after the last page.”— John Grogan, bestselling author...
Dog Lovers, Guide  Renee Alsarraf
Adult, Guide, Pet Loss & Bereavement, Self-Help  Linda Mary Peterson
If you’ve found yourself almost inconsolable after your pet died, please know that you’re normal. If you’ve found that your...
Adult, Guide, Pet Loss & Bereavement, Self-Help  Russell Friedman, Cole James, John W. James
Updated to commemorate its 20th anniversary, this classic resource further explores the effects of grief and sheds new light on...
Adult, Guide, Pet Loss & Bereavement, Professionals  John W. James
From Dr. Marty Becker, co-author of the bestsellers Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul and Chicken Soup for the Cat and Dog...
Adult, Guide, Pet Loss & Bereavement, Self-Help, Teen  Marty Becker
Stories that address the grieving process of humans and animals who have lost their companions and that give advice on...
All Ages, Guide, Pet Loss & Bereavement  Kaetheryn Walker
Understanding helps heal the hurt when you lose a pet. This award-winning book has been hailed as the seminal work...
All Ages, Educational, Great Gift, Guide, Pet Loss & Bereavement, Professionals, Self-Help  Wallace Sife Ph.D.
Everyone who's ever loved an animal companion will find wisdom and solace in this book. The authors share stories drawn...
All Ages, Great Gift, Guide, Inspirational, Pet Loss & Bereavement, Self-Help  Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio
Having a pet dragon is very fun! He can sit, roll over, and play… He can candle a birthday cake,...
Children, Family, Guide, Illustrated, Pet Loss & Bereavement  Steve Herman
David Congalton and his wife survived every pet lover's worst nightmare - sudden, multiple pet loss. Frankly and tenderly, Congalton...
Adult, Guide, Pet Loss & Bereavement, Self-Help  David Congalton
In this useful book from the First Experience series, the affable star of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood helps children share feelings of the...
Children, Family, Great Gift, Guide, Pet Loss & Bereavement, Photos, Pre-school  Fred Rogers
The first―and definitive―guide to helping children really deal with loss from the authors of the The Grief Recovery Handbook Following deaths,...
Adult, Children, Educational, Family, Guide, Pet Loss & Bereavement  John W. James
How to Keep Love—And Romance—In the Human/Animal Kingdom of Your Home When you're fighting about the dog, is it really...
Adult, Guide, Pet Loss & Bereavement, Self-Help  Joel Gavriele-Gold
Diane Pomerance received her Ph.D. in Communications from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is the author of nine...
All Ages, Guide, Inspirational, Pet Loss & Bereavement  Diane Pomerance Ph.D

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