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Love Stays Here: A Gentle Story About Losing a Pet
Paperback
AnimalsGeneral Juvenile Fiction
Publisher: Crystal Costa
Published: Sep 2 2026
Pages: 30
Weight: 0.21
Height: 0.08 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
A gentle, comforting story for children learning to cope with the loss of a beloved pet.
When Katy loses Isabel, the black dog who has been by her side for as long as she can remember, everything suddenly feels different.
The house is too quiet. Isabel's favorite places are empty. Some memories make Katy smile, while others make her cry. Sometimes they do both.
With the loving support of her family, Katy begins to understand that grief can hold many feelings at once. She learns that laughing does not mean she is forgetting Isabel, missing someone is another way of remembering how deeply they were loved, and saying goodbye does not make that love disappear.
Because love like that stays with us.
Love Stays Here is a tender children's picture book about pet loss, grief, remembrance, and healing. Written in gentle, age-appropriate language, it helps children process difficult emotions while reassuring them that there is no wrong way to miss someone they love.
This comforting story can help families:
- Begin honest conversations about pet death and grief
- Reassure children that sadness, happiness, and love can exist together
- Create meaningful ways to remember a beloved dog or other family pet
- Help children understand that feeling happy again does not mean forgetting
- Offer comfort without relying on religious or spiritual explanations
Ideal for children ages 4 to 8, Love Stays Here is a thoughtful resource for parents, grandparents, teachers, school counselors, therapists, veterinarians, and anyone supporting a child through the death of a pet.
A compassionate addition to home, classroom, counseling, and bereavement-support libraries, this story reminds young readers of one enduring truth:
Goodbye changes where love lives. It does not make love leave.
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