Official Review: Sock Lobsters by Michelle Bulriss

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Re: Official Review: Sock Lobsters by Michelle Bulriss

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Grief is an emotion we all experience and it sounds like this children's book identifies the stages of grief so we can hopefully heal and move forward. Great review!
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Sock Lobsters ~ is a Wonderful Children's Book which tells of an elderly lady knitting her granddaughter a pair of socks, which look like lobsters. One sock name is Sebastian and the other Lola. Well-illustrated.


Recommended for young readers, and adults. Gentle and full of wisdom. Professionally edited. Bright and Compelling pictures. Humorous. Very engaging.


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I've got kids coming to visit this summer and this book sounds perfect for the reading list. Grief is a touchy topic for little ones, so the more gentle information they can get, the better.
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I really enjoyed your review. I think a lot of us can relate to Sebastian, we have all missed something in our lives, right before our eyes.
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Post by Rayah Raouf »

This seems like a lovely read! I knew sock puppets were part of this from the cover! Glad to read that it's true. Lovely review :)
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Well written review. It makes children aware that we can lose people or things in our lives and how to handle that loss.
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Thank you for your wonderful review and for sharing about your cat with us. I think we have all had times we have questioned ourselves. My grandma used to knit for children long ago. It brought back a nice memory. Grief is so hard for many of us. Even though I do love children's books, your review made me want to read it even more.
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I like how you explained Sebastian and Lola. Another thing is I get your point about grandmother, I never liked how they are usually seen as.
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Seems like a decent attempt to teach children to learn about grief. That's a refreshing alternative to stories that focus only on life's positives and thus don't equip kids well.
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This sounds like a fun book for children. It sounds magical and full of imagination. Congrats on the book of the day. Great review.
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This is such a cute and unique concept for a book
I’ll definitely describe this as refreshing because it’s very different from the most of other plots Iv read
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jemgirl202 wrote: 18 Apr 2021, 14:31 This sounds like a fun book for children. It sounds magical and full of imagination. Congrats on the book of the day. Great review.
Yes I agree it’s a very interesting concept for a children’s book and I love it
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This sounds like an amazing story. I like how the author gently approached the stages of grief in a way kids reading the book won't find too upsetting. Great review.
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This sounds like a cute children's story and I like the creativity of the author. I think that young children would most love this book and enjoy the colorful pictures within it. I also like that the characters are portrayed very realistically and could be easily identified within a family setting.
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What a unique story to teach children about loss. I love that it is a sock that is lost - one sock will inevitably be missing. Thanks for the thorough review!
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