Life Cycle Losses

It’s so important for children to see their own lived experiences in the pages of a book, and that is perfectly illustrated in Gayle Burne’s “Sometimes its Grandma and Grandpa (Not Mommy and Daddy).” Not all children live with a Mommy and a Daddy, and that’s okay! As long as there are safe, secure adults by their side, children can thrive – but it’s important to process feelings of uncertainty. And what better tool to use than a book!

Valerie Fontaine’s book “The Big Bad Wolf in My House” tells the story of a young girl who lives with her mother and, as of recently, Mom’s New Friend. Much like the Big Bad Wolf of fairytales, this new person is at first kind, only to slowly become a scary presence in the household. In a book designed to help children process this all-too-real scenario, the little girl and her mother find coping and eventually hope.