Grief Squad: Remembrall
The second comic in the Grief Squad series
Emily and Daniel are still coming to terms with the death of their mother, who lost her battle with cancer. Their lives twist when they learn about a mysterious orb, a Remembrall, that may hold the key to connecting with and preserving their mothers’ memories. Guided by Trinity, the leader of the Grief Squad, the siblings set out on a journey into the Forest of Remembralls.
Each step they take through this forest presents them with challenges and trials that push their courage and determination to the limit, bringing them closer to discovering insights about love, loss, and the enduring impact of memories.
Will they unlock their mother’s Remembrall in time, or will her memories be lost forever? Follow Emily, Daniel, and Trinity on this heartwarming journey of remembrance and resilience in the second book of the Grief Squad series.
For children aged 8-15 and anyone who has faced the loss of a loved one, "Grief Squad: Remembrall" offers a tender yet adventurous exploration of grief and healing. This story is a comforting reminder that we are not alone in our struggles and that there is always a way to find solace and strength in our memories.
7x10, 26 pages
The second comic in the Grief Squad series
Emily and Daniel are still coming to terms with the death of their mother, who lost her battle with cancer. Their lives twist when they learn about a mysterious orb, a Remembrall, that may hold the key to connecting with and preserving their mothers’ memories. Guided by Trinity, the leader of the Grief Squad, the siblings set out on a journey into the Forest of Remembralls.
Each step they take through this forest presents them with challenges and trials that push their courage and determination to the limit, bringing them closer to discovering insights about love, loss, and the enduring impact of memories.
Will they unlock their mother’s Remembrall in time, or will her memories be lost forever? Follow Emily, Daniel, and Trinity on this heartwarming journey of remembrance and resilience in the second book of the Grief Squad series.
For children aged 8-15 and anyone who has faced the loss of a loved one, "Grief Squad: Remembrall" offers a tender yet adventurous exploration of grief and healing. This story is a comforting reminder that we are not alone in our struggles and that there is always a way to find solace and strength in our memories.
7x10, 26 pages
The second comic in the Grief Squad series
Emily and Daniel are still coming to terms with the death of their mother, who lost her battle with cancer. Their lives twist when they learn about a mysterious orb, a Remembrall, that may hold the key to connecting with and preserving their mothers’ memories. Guided by Trinity, the leader of the Grief Squad, the siblings set out on a journey into the Forest of Remembralls.
Each step they take through this forest presents them with challenges and trials that push their courage and determination to the limit, bringing them closer to discovering insights about love, loss, and the enduring impact of memories.
Will they unlock their mother’s Remembrall in time, or will her memories be lost forever? Follow Emily, Daniel, and Trinity on this heartwarming journey of remembrance and resilience in the second book of the Grief Squad series.
For children aged 8-15 and anyone who has faced the loss of a loved one, "Grief Squad: Remembrall" offers a tender yet adventurous exploration of grief and healing. This story is a comforting reminder that we are not alone in our struggles and that there is always a way to find solace and strength in our memories.
7x10, 26 pages
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Susan Repa began her 35 year career as a Child and Youth Worker working in Toronto. Sue’s career path was circuitous in leading her from a career as a director of group homes for youth and adults with autism to a 25 year career as a Registered Massage Therapist. During this time Sue continued her work counselling young people. Sue is currently a Partial Load Professor at Conestoga College in the Faculty of Business; she is an Executive Leadership Coach and is working towards her ICF credentials. During the past five years Sue has continued her passion for working with children, youth and their families, and has specialized in grief and bereavement, currently serving as the Director of Programs and Services at Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice. Sue is a comic book enthusiast and has combined this, her passion for children and youth, and her interest in grief and bereavement into Grief Squad: Mom’s Sky, a comic/manga style grief and bereavement book for children.
One of the things we all have in common is grieving. Our lives are punctuated by the loss of friends and family members. The time of grieving seems to depend on the degree of attachment. It always seems sadder when young people die, but it’s never easy, in part because we don’t understand death, and never will.
In Grief Squad: Mom’s Sky, the first section of a graphic novel on this topic, that incomprehension is primarily expressed as a concern about the future – “What now?” A young mother (Amanda) has died, leaving a husband (Patrick) and two children (Emily and Daniel) to wonder how they can go on with their lives at all. The book offers several important answers to that question. For one thing, the grieving, which will remain intense for some time to come, needs to be soothed with shared memories of the past. Those memories will also help to keep the principal memory of the loved one alive, something that’s more difficult than it would seem. Freud called this “the work of mourning”.
Among other parts of this “work”, highlighted in Grief Squad, is the construction of new “memories” in the present – in this case the renaming by the children of the colourful night sky, which their mother loved, and which they will now call “Mom’s Sky”. Another task, not explicitly mentioned in Grief Squad, is the building of memories in the future, the task of anticipating, or remembering, such things as the pride a lost parent would feel in the event of an accomplishment. “Your father would be so proud,” we say. Or, “I wish he were here to enjoy this.” “It’s a poor sort of memory that only works backwards,” said the White Queen to Alice.
Finally, to give another example of the usefulness of this book, as a subtle book of instruction, it’s important for others who might not “know what to say” to express their feelings of empathy, to comfort their grieving friend or relative. Daniel’s friend Ben says, “Oh, I guess I shouldn’t have asked. I don’t want to upset you.” “I’m already upset,” says Daniel, “but I like talking about it.” Another group of children, who undoubtedly know this need from experience, have formed an association called “The Grief Squad”. Toward the end of this introductory chapter, another character, a wise, beautiful and slightly older girl named Tiffany, arrives out of nowhere to explain the meaning of the Grief Squad key that Daniel found near his mother’s grave. The key, she tells them when asked, open’s only one thing, “Adventures”.
Grief Squad will be useful to all those who have to deal with attachment and loss, either personally or professionally – i.e. everyone. —Ted Byrne