This book is one of the most wholesome and heartfelt books I have read as an educator, and I have used it as a tool to say goodbye to the school have worked in for the last six years. What I loved about Saying Goodbye is that it is a wonderful book about ways to accept change that may be out of our control. What I truly love about this book as a Behavior Interventionist is how it has a calming way of talking through change and teaching kids about how their emotions may be affected, and that it is completely valid. I would highly recommend this book to all educators I work with to incorporate this into their Social Emotional Learning lessons.

Brooklyn Bruce
VC, USA

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"Beautifully written book about saying goodbye for all ages. My nine-year-old daughter loved reading it; she said it was ‘sad enough to make me emotional, but happy enough not to make me cry.’

Highly recommend it to any age, perfect for little people to understand their own feelings." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Gee K-V
NSW, Australia

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“My son’s preschool is reading your book at the moment- after one of the little 4-year-old’s mum’s passed away. The educators have said how wonderful it is.” ❤️

Kati T
NSW, Australia

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'”Saying Goodbye' is a well-written and beautifully illustrated book for children. My children and I have read this book together a few times, and each time we finish, my children are full of questions. They really enjoy it. I definitely recommend this book!“

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— Jessica R-S
NSW, Australia

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“We have read the book a few times, and I have cried every time. I recently lost my father (suddenly), so this book is helping me too. Beautiful book and my daughter loves it.”

Tash Basista
NSW, Australia

“There has been a sad gap in the market for books explaining how loss of any kind is part of life for everyone. It may de,al with a sad topic but the book itself is a happy book - gentle, hopeful and encouraging with wonderfully soft, lively pastel illustrations.”

Mary Frances (Author)
UK

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“My son‘s social workers have asked for the details of the book and where to buy it to help other children. I will be passings on the details to them. Thank you for creating the book, people don’t often understand how important words and stories can be.“

Stacey W
NSW, Australia

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“I just read this to my class and they absolutely loved it, the pictures especially. We have had a few of the students lose their parents and grandparents and Covid has been a pretty rotten year all around. We have lots of children suffering from anxiety and nervous about goodbyes to finish the year, a new class teacher, and perhaps not being with the same children or on a different level of the school (next year)- so perfect timing!

We use “zones of regulation” in class, so the message about being ok to feel sad or mad when we feel loss tied in really well. We talked about memories being with us forever and I am a huge fan of photos, so they will have lovely collages and mandalas as keepsakes.”

Lorrie-Ann M (Teacher)
QLD, Australia

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“Lisa’s book ‘Saying Goodbye’ is a thought-provoking story that parents and caregivers can share time after time to help children understand that their feelings are ok.”

A. Anderson
R/ Deputy Principal,
Western Sydney, Australia

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We love this book! After losing someone very close to us, this book helped my 6 and 9-year-olds understand death. We took the book into my son’s preschool also, as one of the children lost a parent. The children kept asking questions so we let the preschool borrow the book and encourage families to take the book and read it at home.

I highly recommend this book to any families who don't know how to explain death to their children and help them with the grieving process.

K Tildesley
NSW, Australia