Aarvy Aardvark finds hope: A read aloud story for people of all ages about loving and losing, friendship and hope - Softcover

O'Toole, Donna R

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0914064282 ISBN 13: 9780914064282

Publisher: Celo Press, 1988

Synopsis

With the help of his friend Ralphy Rabbit, Aarvy Aardvark comes to terms with the loss of his mother and brother.

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About the Author

Donna O Toole is a writer, counselor, storyteller, and teacher specializing in Loss, Grief, and Growth Counseling. She developed and directed Lapeer Area Hospice, The Michigan Bereavement Project and Creative Living Training, a statewide pilot program offering workshops for parents of terminally ill children, and has written and published books and videos related to grief, loss and personal growth. She has received many honors and distinctions including the Presidential Award of Excellence for Training and Program Development from the National Hospice Organization, Volunteer of the Year awards from the Governor of Michigan and the Michigan Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and was a delegate to the White House Conference on Handicapping Conditions. Donna considers a divorce, the deaths of Caren, her infant daughter, and son Matthew, who died at age 21 of a long-term chronic illness, her deepest sources of learning, challenge and growth. Through her losses she has been moved to a deeper sense of connectedness to all of life. She lives with her husband Ron in Celo Community Inc., Burnsville, NC, where she is the founder and president of Compassion Books, Inc., a national resource center that focuses on loss, grief and growth.

Review

This book is the calibre of The Velveteen Rabbit...excellent. --Carol Wescott, Counselor

It brought tears to my eyes, a smile to my lips and a warm glow to my heart. Hope, love and friendship rings from every page. --Alexis Stein, Director, To Life

About this edition

• Publisher: Celo Press
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0914064282
• ISBN 13: 9780914064282
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 78