Thank you to Hidden Gems Books for this review copy, all thoughts and opinions are my own.
My rating:
Synopsis:
Sometimes, when you miss someone you love, it feels like it’s raining inside your heart; but then a lovely memory comes along, and the sun comes out to make you smile again.
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Imagine a forever place where pets run in endless fields and nap in warm sunshine.
The Unforgettable Journey to Rainbow Bridge is a hug in a book, a pet love and loss story. It follows a seven-year-old boy through forests and golden fields, where fireflies dance, to find his Little Love. As he struggles to cope with hard truths and the crushing emotions of pet death, join him on a necessary journey through grief.
Just as the fireflies light the boy’s way, this book is a tender, unhurried guide for children to explore their feelings. It includes comfort pages and an age-appropriate Grief Cycle to encourage coping skills and resilience. For many children, experiencing the death of a pet is their first encounter with grief, and it can be an overwhelming and confusing time.
Understanding grief is an important learning concept for about the loss of a pet, and comforting others helps children learn empathy and compassionIt helps children recognize ‘big’ emotions and teaches them that it’s okay to express sadnessThe death of a pet teaches children about natural life cyclesFinding ways to heal teaches children how to deal with future losses and develop coping skillsIt encourages honest conversations within your family in a safe environment The Unforgettable Journey to Rainbow Bridge isn’t just a story that will touch your heart. It’s a safe companion for young travelers, teaching them that love never fades – it just transforms.
The Unforgettable Journey to Rainbow Bridge supports children
❤️Helping them navigate painful life lessons and process their feelings
❤️Allowing them to deal with child loneliness, guilt and anger after pet loss
❤️Promoting growth and resilience
❤️Giving them access to healing resources (the grief cycle)
❤️Helping them to remember their pet positively
❤️Outlining practical ways to cope with pet death
❤️Providing a simple, spiritual and beautiful explanation of pet death
❤️Explaining that their pet is not coming back
❤️Helping families by encouraging parent-child connection through memories, art and nature
❤️Teaching them that love comes in many forms – the love of an animal is special
This book invites you into a heartwarming tale of love; It teaches us that love lives forever inside us.
It is a beautiful legacy for any pet that was ever loved.
Although aimed at children 7-10 years old, older children-and some adults! -may also invite this story into their hearts!
- Pages: 36
- Genre: Children’s Fiction, Educational
- Publication date: February 24, 2025 by Independently published
- Format: Paperback, Kindle
- Source: Hidden Gems Books
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THE REVIEW:
Awww, man, this was so cute and beautiful.
We follow the story of a little boy who has lost his beloved pet, and he doesn’t know how to cope with the overwhelming feeling that is weighing on him. This children’s book, although small, has a very important and delicate message that I found it tackles with empathy and in a way a child would understand and give them time to heal and process this complex feeling; grief.
The exploration of grief and how to deliver it to our little humans is a huge task, and there are different opinions on how much, how and what should be said. I personally find it very important to say things as they are. Kids are very perceptive and will call a lie out when they sniff it!
I was 8 years old when my paternal grandad passed away, and my parents took me to visit him before he perished. I will be forever grateful they did not take away my chance to say goodbye to him. I might not remember anything else from when I was 8, but this one memory has stayed with me to this day. There was no sugarcoating, it got straight to the point but delivered with heart and understanding.
And this is what this book does, I also really appreciated the art it was cute, and children definitely would love it. The story is concise, the language is beautiful and comprehensive for the age group it is aimed at. At the end of the book, there is a guide with very useful information and activities to help a child cope with the loss. What I also like is that this is also an educational piece and a helping hand for the parents as well!
I just wish it was a bit longer and to see more of the animals and the bridge or rather beyond the bridge.
Absolutely do recommend it, especially if you have a child who has recently lost a beloved pet or a family member. This book is a great medium for delivering such news and explains the concept of grieving delicately and that it is OK to be sad.
4/5
Lin's Perspective 
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