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Peanut Butter and Donner: Sweet Annie’s Grieving Tree, by Erin Rosenblum, is an emotional children’s picture book to help young readers with grief and loss. Peanut Butter, a bunny, Donner, a parakeet, and Annie, a duck, are friends and know each other well. One day, Annie is sad and quiet, and Peanut Butter and Donner know something is wrong. Annie has lost someone she loves and does not know what to do about her pain. The three friends share memories and found that grief is different for everyone. The way you grieve is unique to you, and healing will come over time. Everyone has different emotions, and they have to embrace and work through them. The friends must go on with their day-to-day lives and support each other.
In Peanut Butter and Donner: Sweet Annie’s Grieving Tree, Erin Rosenblum weaves themes of grief, empathy, and friendship so that children can understand. The lesson in the book is that it is okay to have different feelings; you are allowed to grieve, to be sad, and to want to be alone and hide. The illustrations by Aubree Rosenblum are warm and expressive and fit in with the emotional journey of the characters. There are cues in the book that can help children interpret their feelings and find comfort in the quiet and reflective moments. Peanut Butter and Donner are caring as Annie is coping with grief; these characters create a safe emotional space where feelings are acknowledged without fear or judgment. The three friends present grief and how to heal in a way that is accessible for children.
