Our book: Sargeant's Heaven
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Intended to help children who are coping with the loss of a loved one, Sargeant’s Heaven also appeals to all curious children, who have wondered about heaven. Written by Icy Frantz and illustrated by Nina Weld, Sargeants’s Heaven portrays the heaven that a family created for their son, Sargeant after his death. This warm and touching book imagines Sargeants’s life in heaven where he takes cloud bubble baths, roasts marshmallows on stars and plays cards with his great great great grandfather.
It is the author’s hope that Sargeant’s Heaven will be a starting point for discussion and healing and will be used as a tool for others experiencing loss. What does your heaven look like?
It is always difficult for parents to know how to respond to their children’s experiences with death, but children’s feelings and questions can’t be ignored. Icy Frantz and Nina Weld’s descriptions of Sargeant’s Heaven in words and whimsical illustrations invite children to grieve, question and express their feelings in the naturally imaginative way that children think.
Sylvia Rimm, Ph.D, Author of How To Parent So Children Will Learn
What a “heavenly” little book – tender and thoughtful and most importantly, full of hope.
Kathie Lee Gifford
With the grace that epitomizes Icy Frantz, she tells a story of devotion and love for people we can physically hold today and those we hold in our hearts forever. Sargeant’s Heaven offers comfort and hope to anyone dealing with the fear and sadness of death.
E.D. Hill, anchor of America’s Pulse on Fox News