Description: All About Grief looks at grief from many different angles, helping preteens understand how it influences emotions, relationships, brains, bodies, and behavior.
Brief description:
Dr. Lora-Ellen McKinney is a psychologist who has worked with, researched, and taught about children, families, and supportive or harmful systems. She worked in public health policy, conducting research and writing legislation. Dr. McKinney graduated from Vassar College, the University of Washington, and the Harvard Kennedy School.
Review Quotes:
"A fantastic book makes a complex subject relatable and engaging for tweens of all reading levels." --School Library Journal, starred review
"[An] accessible and comprehensive handbook.... Colorful illustrations featuring individuals with diverse skin colors, hair styles, physical abilities, and religions further emphasize the universality of grief." --Booklist
"The breadth of [the author's] understanding of grief in this book is as many-sided as her resume. We hope it will reach young readers whether or not they currently think of themselves as grieving: They can learn how to help someone else who is grieving and will know where to turn when grief reaches them." --Spirituality & Practice
"This is a fundamental book that allows youngsters to look at this bewildering and unsettling emotion and how to broach the problem for themselves and others." --Portland Book Review