Where is my mommy? : coping when a parent leaves (and doesn't come back) by Kilgore, Mary

Where is my mommy? : coping when a parent leaves (and doesn't come back)
by Kilgore, Mary; illustrated by Pillo, Cary

(#0211KS6)

Paperback Parenting Press, 2010
Description: 32 pages : color illustrations; 22 cm
Dewey: -E-; Audience: Lower Elementary; Reading Level: 1.7

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Includes bibliographical references. A little boy who blames himself for his mother's disappearance receives reassurance from his toy soldier. Includes note to parents and caregivers on ways to help children who are experiencing abandonment.

From the Publisher
How does a child cope when a parent disappears? This gentle story is ideal for sharing with a child who can't understand why Mom or Dad is gone, and whenif everthe parent might return. Created by a clinical social worker and school social worker/mother and son team, Where Is My Mommy? helps children work through loss and grief. Can be used by therapeutic child care programs, school and preschool counselors and social workers, in support groups and individual counseling, and by family members, guardians and foster parents. Especially helpful in situations without closure such as abandonment.
Product Details
  • Publisher: Parenting Press
  • Publication Date: January 1, 2010
  • Format: Paperback
  • Dewey: -E-
  • Classifications: Fiction, Easy
  • Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Tracings: Kilgore, Mitchell, author. ; Pillo, Cary, illustrator.
  • ISBN-10: 1-884734-46-4
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-884734-46-5
  • LCCN: 2009-049207
  • Follett Number: 0211KS6
  • Reading Level: 1.7
  • Audience: Lower Elementary