'Lies My Parents Told Me'
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
I have the Kindle Cloud Reader or Kindle Apps installed on most of my electronic devices, so I usually read on whatever device is closest to hand. The apps sync so it remembers where you left off: [link]
I also need to download the load of books I bought on Cyber Monday so I can strip them of DRM in case of shenanigans.
I prefer lack of glare from the kindle for reading books. Luckily the replacement will be here tomorrow, and my house is still filled with books and magazines in the meantime.
Do parents or otherwise have suggestions for books on grieving pets / pet loss. Maybe aged seven ish. Hivemind, help?
Cass, I wish I had a better suggestion for you both for your sake and for mine! The only books I have seen, or have been given to me, are pretty heavy on the religious implications.
The one I have is is sweet, but would not do for referring to my clients.
It is Dog Heaven.
I'd love to see other suggestions.
My mother gave me The Tenth Good Thing About Barney, a kids' book, when my cat died, and it made me cry and cry. But maybe in a good way? Anyway, it's about a small boy with a dead cat.
Cass, the advice columnist Carolyn Hax always recommends Lifetimes [link] as a book to explain death to kids. If that doesn't work, then maybe some of the "also viewed" links will help.
Ok, just reading the description of the 10th Good Thing About Barney made me tear up.
Fred Rogers has a book called When a Pet Dies: [link]
Seriously, it was the worst -- she gave it to me some time in the couple of weeks after he died, which included Christmas, my birthday, and New Year's. Actually, maybe it was NYE and that is half of why I couldn't go out that night.
My diamond shoes are too tight. I have to click on each of my 450 kindle books individually to download them to the device and then put it back on it's correct shelf.
I found this list at The Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement . (scroll down)
I don't recognize any of the titles.
The best book anyone gave me when Bartleby died was Going Home by Jon Katz. It's obviously not for kids but it really helped me.