GRIEF IS LIKE A SNOWFLAKE

By Julia Cook. Illustrated by Anita DuFalla. Little Tree’s father has been taken, and Little Tree cries tears of sap, but all his forest friends and family share words of understanding and consolation. Meanwhile, far away, a Christmas tree decked out in shiny finery learns from Little Tree’s father, wearing only pine cones, a lesson about what really matters—and it’s not the tinsel. An activity book with reproducible handouts is also available. Grades K–4. National Center for Youth Issues. 32 pages. ©2011.