Love from Alfie McPoonst, the Best Dog Ever

Reassuring and gentle; balances loss and truth; making sense of first experience with death and grief; epistolary picture book - told through therapeutic act of letter writing; encourages children to express their loss creatively.When Alfie the dog dies, he sends his owner Izzy letters in the post from his new address: The Nicest Cloud, Dog Heaven, The Sky. He wants her to know that he misses her - so much! - but his new home in heaven is BRILLIANT. There are postmen to chase, an infinite supply of treats, and he never even has to take a bath! Can his letters comfort Izzy, who is feeling lost without him? Sensitively balancing humor and raw emotional truth, this is a beautifully observed tale sure to reassure children experiencing loss and grief for the very first time.