Remembering Ethan
One of Bank Street's 2021 Best Children's Books of the Year
Ethan. Ethan. Ethan. Sarah misses her adored big brother with all her heart. She wants to celebrate all the fun times she and her parents spent with him. But ever since Ethan died, Mommy and Daddy won't mention him. Sarah can't even say his name without upsetting them. Why don't they want to remember Ethan?
Ethan is gone, but he won't be forgotten as his sister rallies her family to never forget. Includes a note with recommendations of what to say and how to help children after the death of a loved one.
Lesléa Newman offers a tender tribute to a lost family member in this touching story that can help families start to heal.
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Community Reviews
Let me first wipe away my tears...
Second, I have to say, as someone who has worked with young children in the past and who now has two of her own, author Leslea Newman beautifully and perfectly showed what losing a sibling feels like for a younger child. I would feel completely comfortable & confident passing this book along to a student's parent should a situation like this happen.
Tracy Nishimura Bishop's illustrations are sweet without being saccharine and really further tell the author's story without "taking over" or being "too much." Bishop's drawings give a sense of comfort, a hint of softness...which the characters, and the readers, need with such a difficult topic.
This is a book that I will keep in my physical library and repertoire, as I feel it would be a wonderful source in what will be a sad, hard time for a child.
Thank you so much to NetGalley and Magination Press, an imprint of the American Psychological Association.
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