Margaret Wild gets it right with Harry & Hopper. Harry's best friend, Hopper, his dog dies suddenly and Harry didn't get to say goodbye. Hopper's spirit visits Harry for a few nights until Harry can say goodbye to his friend.Endearing story. Will make you cry along with your children but it is a gentle story about life and death that many children go through if they have pets. I recommend this book to parents who need a way to help their children grieve after the loss of a beloved pet. This is a sumptuous picture book about the death of a dear pet, about joy in having a pet and figuring out when to finish saying goodbye. I read the review a few weeks ago and wanted to find a copy-lucky that I did at my library, yet I might want a copy of this. Harry’s dog dies in an accident so there is no chance to say goodbye at the end. In the morning Hopper was there and when Harry came home from school, he was not. Through showing the slow stages of grief in dreams that Harry has, and in the illustrations, the book offers hope that someday the feelings will be better. The illustrations are pen and ink sketches with what seems to be colored pencil added. Freya Blackwood shows Hopper fading as the story moves along. It’s a poignant and sensitively told story.
What do You think about Harry & Hopper (2009)?
Oh my God! I cried my eyes out. Anybody who,as a child, lost a beloved pet can relate.
—Tristen
so touching a young boys love for his dog and lost.
—Chuck
You'll need tissues, but it's worth it.
—CrazyKool
