Historical Perspectives and Comments on the Current Status of Death-Related Literature for Children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628531 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joy Johnson (Centering Corporation), Joy A Johnson (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 293-305 |
| Publication date | 2004-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/bpx0-4r3p-b8gn-pwdy |
| OpenAlex | W2031596271 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
The children found a dead bird. They wrapped it up. They buried it. They said some words and felt sad. They brought flowers for a few days. Then they forgot. This is the theme of the story in the first modern, in-print, actual hold-in-your-hands children's book about grief in my memory— The Dead Bird, by Margaret Wise Brown. It was dear to me because she wrote the first edition the year I was born, 1938, making me one of the gray-haired grandmothers and leaving Wise Brown dead now for more than 45 years. When my husband, Marv, and I founded Centering Corporation in 1977, The Dead Bird was the only book we could find for children. I'm sure there were others; we just didn't find them. They were hidden. Grief wasn't “in” then, and definitely not for children
Archaeology · Art · Dead body · Gray (unit · Grief · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Theme (computing · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · History · Medicine · Psychology · Themes in Literature Analysis
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2010 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |