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  • Published: 13 April 1998
  • ISBN: 9780698116665
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $19.99

When a Pet Dies



In this useful book from the First Experience series, the affable star of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood helps children share feelings of the loss of a pet while offering reassurance that grieving is a natural, healing thing to do.

"A sensitive and sensible first book about death." —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Filled with warmth and reassurance,...When a Pet Dies assures youngsters that no matter how badly they feel when they lose a pet, in time their hurt will ease, and they will be able to remember with fondness the happiness they shared." —Booklist

Fred Rogers and Jim Judkis live in Pittsburgh, PA.

  • Published: 13 April 1998
  • ISBN: 9780698116665
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $19.99

About the author

FRED ROGERS

Fred Rogers was many things—a minister, a musician, a puppeteer, a television star, a friend to children for generations, and, most of all, a very good neighbor. For over 30 years, he created and hosted the groundbreaking educational television series Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, which worked to instill kindness, self-esteem, and emotional intelligence in his child viewers. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame, among other distinguished honors.

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