We Were Gonna Have a Baby, But We Had an Angel Instead
by Pat Schwiebert
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Author: Pat SchwiebertBrand: Spring Arbor/Ingram
Illustrator: Taylor Bills
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-01-01
ISBN: 0972424113
Number of pages: 24
Publisher: Grief Watch
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- ISBN13: 9780972424110
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of We Were Gonna Have a Baby, But We Had an Angel Instead
Book Review: Great start.... horrible finish
Summary: 1 Stars
A friend of mine just lost her son to a stillbirth. I suffered the same fate two and a half years ago. I didn't buy the book for myself then, but due to the glowing reviews I purchased it for my friend.
The book starts out wonderful. A little boy(which I guess could pass for a girl) talks about how they were going to have a baby. He talks about his mommas tummy and how he and his parents had talked about all the fun they were going to have with the new baby.
The middle part is good too. It shows the parents being sad. The mom looking at baby stuff and the dad out in the garage working on a memory box. They show them crying. The little boy talks about how sad it is and how he thinks his parents are sadder than he is.
At one point the boys says that his grandmother told him that although the baby is not with us physically, the baby will always be in our heart.
To me this is where the book should end. It shows the baby as an angel looking down on the family. It is a nice, logical place to end.
BUT - there are a few more pictures of everyone crying, and more talk about how horrible the whole thing is ( which it IS... but this is a book for preschoolers... we don't want them to be frightened).
The last page of the book has a picture of the parents walking slumped over with their heads down in grief, crying pulling a cart (where I am assuming the baby was supposed to be)the little boy walks next to them and the final line states "it would have been much more fun to have a baby".
To me (although this statement is true) is not a good way to end a book that is to be read over and over again, during different stages of grief. At first this tone might sit well with the immediate greif and helplessness feeling... but over time it may bring the reader down, instead of teaching the child/reader that there is hope in the long run.
Summary of We Were Gonna Have a Baby, But We Had an Angel Instead
This is a book to help children confront and manage grief over the loss of a young sibling. It can help you let your children know that the baby that was lost can still be remembered in a special way. Publisher: Grief WatchPages: 24 pages, paperback ISBN: 978-0972424110Death & Dying Books
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