![]() Todd, you wrote that this was the hardest book to write. Todd was kind enough to answer my questions about The Goodbye Book. We love Todd Parr at our house and I missed his visit to the kids’ school last year. You’ll remember how you laughed.” I felt better when my sweet Max said during the reading, ”Mama, you don’t have to worry about Tim anymore. You might not feel like talking to anyone. Using a goldfish who has lost his friend, Todd writes, “It’s hard say goodbye. Its message really did help me, so I can imagine it would soothe a child experiencing loss. I checked out Todd’s book from the library, probably more for myself than Max and Calvin. Max said he thought heaven was “orange with lots of angels.” Calvin suggested he visit an amusement park on the last day of his life. ![]() They wanted to know what Tim looked like when he was sick and if he could eat cookie dough everyday when he went to heaven. And of course, they had a lot of questions and comments. I had been honest with Max and Calvin about where I was going and why. My parents’ bestie Tim was in hospice and the kids knew I was visiting daily. He wasn’t being mean, his mama had been crying a lot this summer. ![]() As Max and I started to read Todd Parr’s The Goodbye Book, he asked me a question. ![]()
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