What's Heaven by Maria Shriver Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of What's Heaven
Book Review: Found a better book for helping a 4 year old understand death
Summary: 3 Stars
This book was a little disappointing to me. The text of the book is a series of questions that a child asks her mother. Ms. Shriver is a religious person, but this book goes into a lot of "guessing" of what heaven looks and feels like, which I thought was too much. Also, the way the text reads, it is difficult to see where one section ends and begins. So I was unable to easily skip portions that I felt were too much for my 4 year old.
This book might be better for an older child (say about 8 years old) that would ask a lot of questions and the question/answer format of the book might generate some good discussion.
In my opinion, a better pick for a 4 year old is "When your Grandparent Dies: A child's guide to Good Grief" (An Elf-Help Book) by Victoria Ryan. This book is in a series. (Just type in "elf help book for kids" on amazon to see the entire series.) They also have a book in this series about death of a parent and a general death book. And many others in this series deals with other tough issues to explain to a preschooler. They are probably as good as the grandparent one that I read.
Book Review: Great book for difficult time.
Summary: 5 Stars
This book was recommended by our church secretary. I was very impressed with the content of the book. Young children have so many questions when a loved on dies and this book will help you with answers they can understand.Book Review: Great for talking with children about death
Summary: 4 Stars
Easy for young children to understand and helps explain the death of a family member or pet.Book Review: Not impressed.
Summary: 2 Stars
This is the story of a young girl who questions death and the hereafter, following the passing of her grandmother. While the questions are important, the story isn't very well-written, and the conversations aren't very realistic, in my opinion. I believe that, if the book were written by an unknown writer, instead of by a Kennedy, it would still be in an editor's slush pile; possibly even in their garbage can. The book's illustrations are beautifully rendered pastels, each of them including various shades of blue, invoking heavenly feelings appropriate to the title. While death is a difficult subject for any child to deal with, I found this book to offer overly simplistic answers to complicated emotional questions. I wouldn't recommend it for a child who is seeking answers about death, or who is dealing with grief.Book Review: What's Heaven
Summary: 5 Stars
Wonderful book. Illustrations were simply beautiful. Answers many questions children might have as well as promotes communication between parent/child. Perfect condition and was received in a timely manner.