11/26/2025
It's November, which is National Children's Grief Awareness Month. Children's grief and their emotional and mental health is near and dear to my heart as a Marriage and Family Therapist. I work with teens and I hear their stories every day in my practice. One of the reasons I wrote the second children's book in the Peanut Butter and Donner series was to address this little talked about topic of loss and grief in the lives of children, and to give them a safe space to feel seen.
Our second book, Sweet Annie's Grieving Tree, follows the story of a new friend of Peanut Butter and Donner, Sweet Annie the duck. As Annie shares with Peanut Butter and Donner her story of loss, the two are able to be there with her in that space, comforting her and offering understanding. Through friendship, play, and quiet company, Annie is able to process her loss and soften through support lent by PB&D.
A wonderful gift for any child who seeks to understand and be understood through grief, Sweet Annie's Grieving Tree is available now for purchase through book baby at https://store.bookbaby.com/book/peanut-butter-and-donner-sweet-annie%E2%80%99s-grieving-tree?srsltid=AfmBOoobQutdhVygdr5rM9BYmjzTiptquVxCTwbOrl7WkoQ5Fk20HYMS
To learn more about Sweet Annie's Grieving tree, or to purchase Book one in our series, "Peanut Butter and Donner: A Curious Chorus", or to learn about myself or my daughter Aubree, the illustrator, please visit us at www.peantubutteranddonner.com
Best,
Erin Rosenblum, MFT