Sunday, July 24, 2022

Gabe's Christmas Wish by Katrina Doucet

  


 A heartwarming story, endearing characters and cozy scenes make this children’s book a unique read.

 Gabe lost his loving parents. This is his first Christmas Eve without them. He misses them and makes a wish as he contemplates his snow globe, the last gift from his parents.

 The mysterious snow globe will carry him into an intriguing adventure.

Gabe’s Christmas Wish creates a safe space to acknowledge and accept the emotions and feelings of grief, while empowering children to stay hopeful.

 I marveled at the illustrations by Natasha Pelley-Smith, for they transport our minds to imaginary places of peace and solace.



 With so many lives lost to war, COVID, extreme weather events across the world, shootings and other social ailments, we need resources to support children through their grief.

 Exquisite words, delicate illustrations and a message of hope will help children to allay their stress. The book will remind them they are not alone in their plight.

Gabe’s Christmas Wish is a warm refuge for kids, an invitation to travel with the imagination and dream; it will be comforting to people of all ages who lost loved ones. It may help children to come to terms with the emptiness that cannot be erased or ignored, but can only be filled with love.

 I thank Katrina Doucet for kindly sending me a copy of her precious book, which will be released in August 2022.

You can visit her website here.