Bear Island
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Bear Island is a heartfelt picture book about healing after loss by Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell. Louise and her family are sad over the loss of their beloved dog, Charlie. "Life will not be the same," Louise says, as she visits a little island that Charlie loved. But on a visit to the island after Charlie's death, something strange happens: She meets a bear. At first, she's afraid, but soon she realizes that the bear is sad, too. As Louise visits more often, she realizes that getting over loss takes time. And just when she starts to feel better, it's time for Bear to bed down for the winter. Once again, Louise believes that life will not be the same. But sometimes, things can change for the better, and on the first warm day of spring, her family welcomes a new member. Here is a lovely, poignant story about loss and healing that will bring comfort to even the youngest readers.
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Charlie has died, and Louise and her family are sad because their beloved dog is gone. Louise is sad and angry, too, and each day she rows out to an island where she yells and hits trees, and there she meets a bear. She senses that the bear is full of sadness and anger, too. Somehow the two form a friendship that works to heal them both.
Lovely little story about grief and healing through time and nature and friendship.
