SJPrior
"It's hard to believe that a person is ill, with no stay in a hospital, bandage, or pill."
Nook has a favorite person. But now, that person is gone, and the world feels like a strange, gray dream. How can someone be sick if they don't have a cast, a cane, or a stick?
In this tender and honest children's story, Nook explores the confusing "why" of losing a loved one to a sickness that lived on the inside.
Through a child's imaginative lens where those we love might be off swashbuckling with pirates or saving the distant world, My Favorite Person offers a brave way to talk about mental health, suicide, and the invisible battles people fight.
It is a story for any child looking at the clouds and wondering where their favorite person went, and a tool for the grown-ups helping them find the answer.
Age Range: Usually 3-8 years old.
(Written after a very close loss and found it hard to find materials that actually explain this properly to a child in a way that they can understand, so I created my own story to share with those who were affected the most by loss and grief.)