The Goodbye Boat - Hardcover

Joslin, Mary; St. Louis Little, Claire

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 080285186X ISBN 13: 9780802851864

Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co, 1999

Synopsis

Saying goodbye to someone you love is always hard. Saying goodbye when someone you love dies is perhaps the hardest thing of all.Joslin's simple, thoughtful text and Little's evocative illustrations explore the pain and grief of saying goodbye and open the door to discussion for readers of any age. The Goodbye Boat provides a message of hope that sadness will ease and comforts with the reassurance that death is not the end.

About this title

Review:

"A lovely simple book which leaves plenty of space for discussion and thought and consequently could be used to explore feelings about loss in a variety of circumstances." The Child Bereavement Trust; "This book explores in a most simple yet beautiful way the feelings of loss that accompany the death of someone dear... The picture and word message is simple, gently and poignant." Newcastle Herald"

About the Author:

Mary Joslin is married and has 3 grown up children. She began writing when her own children were still young and has since written books that have been published throughout the world. For Lion these include Our Father, The Tale of the Heaven Tree, Do the Angels Watch Close By?, The Merchant Enticed by the Pearl of Great Price and The Story of the Cross. She likes kayaking, canoeing and gardening. CLAIRE ST LOUIS LITTLE studied at Falmouth College of Art. She is currently living and working in Oxford.

About this edition

• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 080285186X
• ISBN 13: 9780802851864
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Little Claire St. Louis