{"product_id":"violet-the-snowgirl-a-story-of-loss-and-healing-9781631985171","title":"Violet the Snowgirl: A Story of Loss and Healing","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis versatile story gives children permission to grieve and helps them develop positive coping skills.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When third grader Jerzie wakes up the day after her birthday, she feels grumpy. Her birthday cheer is gone, and she knows today is going to be nothing but boring--until she hears a knock at her door. Grandma's here! Grandma, Jerzie, and her little brother, Josiah, spend all day outside building and playing with Violet, a snowgirl that becomes a pilot, a teacher, a vet, and even their late granddad throughout the day. But when a warm day comes and Violet melts, Jerzie must learn to cope with her grief and develop positive coping skills. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The stages of grief are complex, but using the simple analogy of building a snowman, \u003ci\u003eViolet the Snowgirl\u003c\/i\u003e is accessible and versatile. It helps children develop positive coping skills so they can process change, like moving to a new school. It also offers strategies for dealing with more difficult loss, like divorce or death. At the back of the book, you will find conversation prompts and resources to support children experiencing grief.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLisa L. Walsh is a school social worker with more than twenty years of experience in counseling students from preschool to high school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is the author of a young adult novel about a family affected by addiction and has done local TV and radio interviews as well as readings and other events. Her students inspired Violet the Snowgirl--it was a real-life discussion of loss in a classroom of eight-year-olds who were empathizing with a classmate whose father had been diagnosed with terminal cancer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalsh has two adult daughters and lives in Gifford, Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Free Spirit Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50678853173522,"sku":"9781631985171","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f20cb8c4-c957-4c05-bedd-fade35af669f.jpg?v=1733895112","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/violet-the-snowgirl-a-story-of-loss-and-healing-9781631985171","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}