pickThis was really well written. Not quite what I expected. I thought maybe it would be more like Stiff by Mary Roach, but this was more of a memoir about a woman who worked in a crematorium. Very insightful and interesting to read about her experience. A little dark, but overall I liked this one.
so-soThis book has a good message for young children about the death of animals. It is very straightforward and has unique child-like illustrations.
“Then they cried because their singing was so beautiful and the ferns smelled so sweetly and the bird was dead“
I am unsure if I would read this book to an entire class of students because of its heavy content about death. However, I think this book would be good to read one-on-one with a student who has experienced the death of a pet or animal in general.
