by Dana Edwards (Author), Sekar Azahra (Illustrator)
Published December 5, 2022
When you love someone, the love will last ALWAYS AND FOREVER- no matter how far apart you are!Always and Forever is a support guide to help children cope with feelings of grief and loss, whether it’s a grandparent, close relative, or friend in a safe environment. Follow the journey of Cameron, a child who has recently learned that his Grandma Nae has passed away. Cameron goes through many strong emotions: sadness, anger, and fear. His school counselor, Ms. Edwin, better known as Ms. E, helps him navigate through those feelings and teaches him positive coping skills to deal with the loss of a loved one. Overall, Cameron learns that although it may be challenging to deal with the death of a loved one, he will never forget the memories he shared with that person.
Grab your copy of this inspirational book for children of all ages to help them understand that their feelings are valid, start the conversation about losing a loved one, and learn positive coping skills to boost their social, emotional, and mental development.
Grief Counseling <3
Great way for children to understand dealing with losses.
Amazing and Well-Written <3
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this story! It definitely brought tears to my eyes because I could relate to the character Cam. Growing up as a young child, I lost my grandfather and it was difficult. (I wish we had more books like these when I was younger.) Dr. Edwards you did an amazing job to help teachers, counselors, families, parents, etc help children to find healthy ways to cope during grief/loss! Highly recommended!
**Perfect Professional Children's Book**
This children's book is a great way to show young kids, how to go about coping with life, when grieving and losing someone. Some things for them aren't easier for them to understand as we would as adults. Guidance Counselors and Librarians in Schools should invest. Great work Dr. Dana Edwards
Very Educational Children’s Book on Grief and Emotions!
When reading this children’s book, the story really captivates the importance of healthy ways of how children and their families can cope with losing a loved one. The illustrations are phenomenal and really grasp the true essence of how Cam deals with losing his Grandma from beginning to end. This is a great book to discuss with children and adults in classrooms, counseling sessions, home environments, and other necessary settings of how to manage emotions when grief and loss occurs in life. This book is a very important read!!
Great Children’s Book (School Counselor Recommended)
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Always and Forever. This book is a very kid friendly book about the reality of dealing with grief. As a school counselor I feel like the way that this book is written it will be a great tool to help parents, teachers, counselors etc. Help scholars navigate through grief in a healthier way. I absolutely love this book and highly recommend it to anyone.
Written beautifully with children in mind.
I am a teacher an over the last couple of years I’ve had many students lose close relatives. The book offers educators and other adults a way to help students and families cope with a significant lose. I’d recommend this book to everyone! Dr. Edwards wrote this book beautifully with children in mind.
A Great Read!
My son and I had the opportunity to read this book together. we enjoyed the book and appreciate how realistic and relatable it was. Grief is a tough thing to deal with in this thing called life. We will keep these gems that Dr. Edwards taught us close to our hearts.
Guidance Counselors
Guidance counselors are a great support system inside the schools and they are often overlooked. This book supports how important they are. Thanks Ms. E for your support when a child is going through something like the losing of a love one you made things easier for our little ones to understand. Great book!
Library must have!
This book offers a new way to approach the topic of loss and grief among children. It is definitely a must have for a classroom teachers library.
Great for School Counselors
I enjoyed reading this book, and it will help young children understand how to cope with losing a loved one—an excellent book for school counselors to add to their library at school. Dr. Edwards, bravo!!
Emotional Availability is So Important
Thank you for normalizing the importance of emotional availability and placing the patriarch at the head for the discussion.
