""This practical handbook prepares parents to address children's fears with absolute honest and profound empathy.""--Booklist

""Offers detailed guidance.""--The New York Times

""A fine and long-needed guide.""--Betty Rollin, author of First, You Cry, and Last Wish

""McCue and Bonn should earn the gratitude of generations of young people for whom the tragedy of a parent's loss will be eased by this volume's sage advice.""--Walter Cronkite

""A practical, eloquent, and compassionate guide, written with enduring respect for the wisdom and strength of children.""--Mary Alice Williams

""I hope you never need this book, but if you do, use it, trust it. It could help your children for the rest of your lives.""--Bill Kurtis

""Clearly written and richly researched, this book is a true how-to manual, exploring specific scenarios and offering step-by-step advice. It is sensitive to the needs of different age groups, family situations, and types of illness.""--Connie Chung

""I loved the book. It takes difficult concepts about a difficult subject and presents them humanely and with clarity.""--Richard Thompson, Ph.D., past president of the Child Life Council, and author of the only book on the theory of child life practice

""[A] comprehensive and compassionate approach to one of the most neglected areas in psychological health care. It is a work to which I plan on referring families and professionals.""--Ernest R. Katz, Ph.D., Director, Psychosocial and Behavioral Sciences, Jonathan Jacques Children's Cancer Center