Oscar and Emmy Lose a Friend: A Story About Euthanasia
$11.99
Price: $11.99
(as of Mar 25, 2025 16:18:20 UTC – Details)
Saying goodbye to a special friend or beloved pet is never easy.
Cat siblings, Oscar and Emmy, love their nightly visits from their friend Shadow. A stray, feral cat that lives in their neighborhood and comes over for food.
Over time, Oscar and Emmy and their family notice a change in Shadow. When her health quickly declines, they rely on their vet for guidance.
A book for children about important topics:
Compassion
Loss
Death of a pet
Stray and feral animals
Rescue pets
Crossing the rainbow bridge
End of life
Euthanasia
Saying goodbye
Ultimately, the family must make an importance decision about Shadow. How will the children understand what’s best for the cat?
This story can open discussion on these important topics and show the compassion a family can have towards animals at the difficult time of saying goodbye.
From the Publisher
Including Children In Difficult Decisions Can Promote Social and Emotional Learning
Pet Loss Affects the Whole Family
Children Can Become Ambassadors for Feral and Stray Cats, Too
Helping care for the stray cat population demonstrates social awareness for a common issue in many towns and cities; homeless pets and overpopulation.
Learn Signs and Symptoms for Potential Illness
Being aware of signs of discomfort or illness in our pets, including stray and feral pets, demonstrates compassion for animals.
Seeking Advice, if Needed, Helps Guide Your Conversations with Children
Being aware of signs of discomfort or illness in our pets, including stray and feral pets, demonstrates compassion for animals.
Allowing Children to be Involved in the Process Builds Compassion for Animals
Compassion towards stray animals when they are in need of extra care, and treating them as if they are family when health issues arise is a result of including children in the discussions about how to treat all animals, including homeless animals.
Promotes Social and Emotional Learning
Having conversations about difficult subjects and allowing children to be involved in making informed and responsible decisions is a key piece of Social and Emotional Learning.
Involving Children Helps Their Healing
Allowing children to be present during the act of euthanasia (if they choose to be present) helps in processing grief and loss after a pet dies.
There are Many Ways to Honor and Remember your Pet
Giving children an outlet and choice for how to honor a pet who has crossed over the rainbow bridge helps them process the grief that comes with loss.
Add to Cart
Add to Cart
Add to Cart
Add to Cart
Add to Cart
Add to Cart
Customer Reviews
4.7 out of 5 stars 93
4.8 out of 5 stars 71
4.6 out of 5 stars 70
4.8 out of 5 stars 51
4.9 out of 5 stars 45
4.6 out of 5 stars 46
Price
$4.58$4.58 $11.99$11.99 $11.99$11.99 $11.99$11.99 $11.99$11.99 $11.99$11.99
Promotes compassion for pets
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Teaches pet care skills
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
For current or future pet owners
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Includes additional tips and info
no data
✓
✓
✓
✓
no data
A great gift for children, teachers, families with pets or wanting pets, animal shelters, or a vet
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Publisher : Burning the Midnight Oil Publishing (July 2, 2022)
Language : English
Paperback : 43 pages
ISBN-10 : 1946428256
ISBN-13 : 978-1946428257
Reading age : 5 – 11 years, from customers
Item Weight : 4.6 ounces
Dimensions : 8.5 x 0.11 x 8.5 inches
User Reviews
Be the first to review “Oscar and Emmy Lose a Friend: A Story About Euthanasia”
You must be logged in to post a review.
There are no reviews yet.