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The Goodbye Garden
Paperback
Series: The Brighteners, Book 3
Publisher: Johnathan Stone
Published: Apr 6 2026
Pages: 60
Weight: 0.18
Height: 0.14 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
BOOK 3: THE GOODBYE GARDEN
When Someone You Love Has to Leave
In three weeks, Sofia's best friend is moving across the country.
Three weeks until Lily-her best friend since kindergarten-packs up and leaves for Oregon.
Three weeks until everything changes.
Sofia doesn't know how to prepare for this kind of loss. Every moment together feels precious and painful at the same time. Every laugh is shadowed by the goodbye that's coming.
The Brighteners want to help but discover something important: some things can't be fixed. Some sadness just has to be felt.
Together, they come up with an idea-a memory garden. A real garden where Sofia and Lily plant flowers together, each one representing a special memory they want to keep forever.
But as moving day approaches, Sofia faces the hardest truth: goodbye is coming whether she's ready or not. And she has to find a way to hold love and loss in the same heart.
THE GOODBYE GARDEN is Book 3 in The Brighteners series.
Perfect for children experiencing:
- A friend or family member moving away
- Grief and loss of any kind
- Big life changes and transitions
- Bittersweet emotions they can't explain
This book teaches:
✨ That grief is a normal response to losing something that matters
✨ How to hold sadness and gratitude at the same time
✨ That love doesn't require physical closeness
✨ Practical rituals for processing goodbye
✨ That healing doesn't mean forgetting
Includes discussion questions, memory garden activities, and a guide for parents supporting grieving children.
Ages 5-8 Grades 1-3 Early Chapter Book
From Inner Alchemy Publishing - Stories that help kids grow from the inside out.
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