When a close friend or family member dies, it can be sad for kids and difficult for them to express the big feelings they are experiencing. This book will help explain in a gentle way that death is a natural complement to life and that grief and a sense of loss are normal feelings to have following the death of a loved one. Parents, teachers, and gift givers will find: • language that is simple, direct, and easy for young children to understand • a...

Explains how to become aware of things children need to know and do in order to feel safe.

Explains adoption, the feelings of insecurity that such a situation may cause, and the nature of biological parents, adoptive parents, and foster parents.

Introduces young readers to the importance of showing respect for others, no matter how different they seem, and explains the difference between the types of respect that everyone deserves, and the types that must be earned by doing right.

Introduces young readers to the importance of providing a good example, explains how apologizing for not living up to the best behavior can also set a good example, and describes how people treating others well makes things better for all.

"This reassuring picture book explores the issue of parents who are away from home while serving their country in the armed forces" -- Cover verso.