Tear Soup
by Chuck DeKlyen, Pat Schweibert, Pat Schwiebert
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Book Reviews of Tear Soup
Book Review: Not just for children
Summary: 5 Stars
As a therapist working with adolescents and young adults, I found this book to be valuable with many age groups and cultures. I like that the book doesn't specify exactly what the loss was, thus making it applicable to many situations. There is a two page illustration that has many different sizes of pots with titles ranging on them from "Not fair" on the little one to "More than I can bear" on the largest. Above the pots is a recipe book rack with such titles as "Flunked geometry," "Child murdered," "Pet died," "Divorce," etc. I have used this with all kinds of clients including a young woman who'd broken up with her boyfriend to kind of quantify her grief as well as a young teenager who'd lost his mother. Great visuals to help with the discussions. The "recipes" at the end of the book for how many deal with grief are excellent, too. I strongly recommend this book for therapists and teachers.Book Review: I give this book to all ages who have suffered a loss
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a wonderful book for anyone, from young child to elderly who are grieving a loss. It was given to me following my husband's death. The illustrations are warm, vivid, and touching and the language is clear and simple to understand. The story is open-ended so that anyone can identify with the main character, an elderly woman who is grieving a "great loss". The reader is not told what her loss is, but the point is that we all must make our own 'tear soup' as a process to cope with our loss. And everyone makes their 'tear soup' in their own unique way. We may toss in memories, good and bad, go through photos, visit the grave, go to familiar spots that were once shared, talk to friends.....
I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK (WHICH CAN BE READ IN TEN MINUTES) TO EVERYONE WHO HAS SUFFERED A LOSS, WHETHER IT BE OF A LOVED ONE, PET, JOB, MOVING AWAY, LETTING GO OF A DREAM.
Book Review: This book helped me more than any other after the death of my son
Summary: 5 Stars
I received this book approximately one month after the loss of my 28 year old son in an accident. It was given to me by a friend that had received it when she lost her mother. I can truly say it helped me more than any other book for bereaved parents and believe me I read anything I could get my hands on. It was written and illustrated in such a non-threating way so that if you didn't feel the same things that Grandy was feeling, it didn't make you feel as if you were grieving the wrong way. I especially liked the comfort foods listed as mashed potatoes and ice cream as the only things that tasted good to me during those early weeks were vanilla shakes and baked potatoes. I have given this book to other bereaved parents and have always gotten great feedback. It was a valuable tool for me and I would recommend it to anyone going through a loss.Book Review: Tear Soup comforts those overcome with grief
Summary: 5 Stars
Tear Soup reads like a children's book and provides comfort, hope, & guidance to children aged 3 to 103. Grandy, an old and somewhat wise woman, has experienced a deep loss. One assumes this loss was to death, however, the illustrations also make connections to other types of losses--jobs, divorces, moves, miscarriages, etc. The Afterword (7 pgs)gives valuable resources for grieving. As a pastor & grief counselor, I recommend this book particularly for those who have suffered sudden, traumatic loss.Tear Sou[[ASIN:0931674328 The Next Placep]] For those faced with terminal illnesses or who have lost someone to a terminal illness, I recommend The Next Place, a beautifully illustrated allegory about the joy and freedom of heaven.
Book Review: My Favorite Book for Anyone with a Loss
Summary: 5 Stars
Written in a children's book format - with simply worded concepts, wonderfully colored pictures, and a creative idea - this is one of those great books that actually feels written for adults as much as for school-age children.I've used lots of books on grief in 30 years of practicing psychotherapy. And this is the best! It's written in a way that gives the grieving mind and exhausted spirit a quick, hands-on idea of what's happening, and it gives fabulous permission to every reader to absolutely do your grief "your way."
I've given out perhaps 25 copies. Some come back. Others set out on a journey of their own. And I love that they do. I feel like "the Lupine Lady" (reference to another children's book.)
I'd like to thank the authors, if they ever read their reviewers, for a heart-felt gift to us.