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The heavy bag one girl's journey through grief

Weighed down by sadness and grief at her grandfather's death, Enid packs a bag with all the objects connected to her grandfather, but as she shares both the objects and her emotions with other people, Enid finds her heavy burden lifted and what remains are simply lovely memories of time well spent i...

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Main Author: Surgey, Sarah (Author)
Other Authors: Ivankovic, Larisa (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Dearborn Heights, MI : Cardinal Rule Press, [2024]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Grief in children > Juvenile fiction.
Grandparent and child > Juvenile fiction.
Grandfathers > Juvenile fiction.
Grief > Juvenile fiction.
Picture books.
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Summary:Weighed down by sadness and grief at her grandfather's death, Enid packs a bag with all the objects connected to her grandfather, but as she shares both the objects and her emotions with other people, Enid finds her heavy burden lifted and what remains are simply lovely memories of time well spent in her grandfather's company.
Item Description:Includes questions for discussion and activities for before, during and after reading.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 27 cm
ISBN:9781945369414
1945369418
Author Notes:The Heavy Bag by Sarah Surgey is a children' s book that looks at the five stages of grief: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Sadness and Acceptance. Children can experience grief for a loved one; a pet; or even moving on from a school or area. When all of the emotions build up inside a child' s mind, they can feel like they are carrying around a huge weight with them.' The Heavy Bag' follows a little girl called Enid who has just lost her Granddad. As Enid goes out for a walk with lots of different emotions whooshing around inside her head, she feels the weight of the heavy bag that she is carrying.

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