Reviewer and
Reader Comments

"Will comfort children who are terminally ill or who know someone who is . . . Uplifting . . ."

—Publishers Weekly

"A poignant story that gracefully and compassionately addresses the wrenching challenges a child with a terminal illness faces."

—Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, author of On Death and Dying

". . . A sense of tenderness suffuses the text . . ."

—School Library Journal

"Gentle, honest story . . . sensitive artwork . . ."

—Library Lane

"Poignant."

—Vancouver (B.C.) Sun

"Provides a generous, uplifting start for talking with children (and listening to them talk) about death, dying, and the 'marvelousness' of life."

—Children's Book Watch

"This book is wonderful! Explaining death to a child is extremely difficult, but this book does it beautifully . . . a must-have for social workers."