Creating art for children isn’t always happy scenes and sunny days. The reality is that there are some difficult subjects that need to be illustrated. Grief is painful. Grieving children often have few resources to help them with their grief.
This is a book I helped to create about grief with Dr. Joanne Cacciatore is available for download. It is a FREE resource for grieving children and you can get it here as a PDF: https://www.missfoundation.org/the-colors-of-love-and-loss-by-dr-joanne-cacciatore/
Dr. Joanne Cacciatore is also the author of Bearing the Unbearable* and is a globally-recognized expert in traumatic grief and a gift to humanity.
I do have to admit there was a lot of heartache associated with working on this book on so many levels, not the least of which is grieving the loss of my wife to hereditary cancer. But I hope the tears shed while illustrating it will help any child who might be facing the unbearable loss of a sibling.
Disponible también en español.
*The first book I read after the death of my beloved wife and I highly recommend it to the grief stricken (and the grief-adjacent as well.) More information about Bearing the Unbearable is available on Dr. Cacciatore's Miss Foundation website. Or you can buy it on Amazon.
