Espen Dekko

Paws and Edward is a beautiful story about the heartbreaking loss of a pet who dies of old age. We lost our two elderly dogs when our children were young toddlers. It was a huge loss for us and also for the kids in a very different way.

This book allows you to walk through the process of death and grief from both the dog's perspective and the child's which I thought was a lovely and touching idea. Paws and Edward approaches the topic of death but isn't scary and I would have loved to have a book like to read with our children when we lost our dogs.

I loved how the book acknowledged the loss and also honored the memories and years they did have together and was targeted perfectly for a younger audience but was also enjoyable as an adult reader.

The illustrations are simple and work so well for this powerful and relatable story. Thank you to NetGalley and Kids Can Press for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.… (más)