The Hare-Shaped Hole

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Squirrel’s wildly dramatic, misguided, and hyperpossessive reaction to a routine seasonal event becomes a rib-tickling farce through clever use of varying type sizes and weights emphasizing his absurd verbal pronouncements as well as exaggerated, comic facial expressions and body language. However, like you and your family, and Gertle in the story, I am gradually filling the hole with love and memories. Then, one day, Bertle finds that he’s alone except for a dark, Hertle-shaped shadow: “a hole in the air where a hare ought to be. Mas o luto e a perda não tem de ser significado de esquecimento e os momentos que juntos vivemos ficam para sempre no nosso coração e dão cor ao vazio que ficou no lugar da pessoa que partiu! As a bereaved mother of (at the time) young children whose sibling had died, and 23 years on as someone who provides grief guidance for people going through loss, through bereavement, divorce, diagnosis and many major life changes, I have stacks of excellent bereavement books on my desk, both fiction and non-fiction and I match my clients to those which might resonate for their individual and unique grief.

Um livro marcante que explora o luto e o vazio que sentimos quando um amigo ou alguém que amamos morre e deixa de estar connosco fisicamente, mas continuamos a vê-la em todos os lugares e isso faz apertar o coração e sofrer sem parar.We really hope you love this – don’t forget to sign up for the book club – its free, and you can get the book when it is released (4th August, 2023), alongside these sheets. Gerda the bear, Bertle’s new, wise friend gets this exactly right, not trying to placate, not trying to make Bertle better – just being by his side.

Again, Bird assures Squirrel that no one’s taking the leaves and that the same thing happened last year, then encourages Squirrel to relax. The loss of a cherished family member or friend and associated separation can bring about feelings of grief that may be hard to express for children young and old, but this book demonstrates it in such a powerful way.Anyone who has lost a pet or loved one will be comforted by Bertle’s journey to acceptance and reassured by the fact that, eventually, things do get better. You could of course make some playdough with the child and add colourings to make their own colours.