Life Forest Storytime & Crafts

About the Book

You Can Always Talk to Possum at Life Forest is a story to help children and families navigate the difficult topic of grief. The story is told through the eyes of a child portrayed as a young chipmunk who has lost a beloved friend. Throughout the book, the chipmunk will meet other forest creatures that will teach him about the stages of grief and model positive coping strategies for different feelings children may experience after loss. The goal is to help children and caregivers open dialogue about the difficult topic of death and provide tools to help manage some of the intricate emotions that come with grieving.

Life Forest is a conservation burial ground located amongst a natural forest, where trees are planted to memorialize loved ones, and which allows you to be buried with your pets.

Life Forest believes that a compassionate burial experience, and the planting of a tree, fosters an environment of healing after loss. The burial ground is surrounded by 80 acres of conservation land where families and friends of loved ones can hike numerous trails and swim in nearby creeks.

Life Forest fosters a community of healing through shared memorial gardens and educational opportunities for those in the environmental science and deathcare industries. Because the trees act as burial monuments, the memorial trees are protected under cemetery law and legally recorded with burial plot GPS data to the Life Forest Deed.

About the Authors

Amanda Goodell, Stephanie Rush, and Rachel Lally, local authors, publishedYou Can Always Talk to Possum at Life Forest; a children's book with an attached workbook, to help families and caregivers process loss and grief with their children/students/patients.

Host or Publisher Bookery Manchester