Here Comes Bella! by Seth Karnes (Wellness Writers Press, $12.99 PB, 2026, 25pp, 4 years and up)(read a sample here) When a child's dog passes away. . . .
A boy and his dog, a girl growing up with her dog-best-friend. Every child needs a dog growing up but the only thing wrong with his picture is that too often the dog dies before the child is ready for it to happen. Like we have had our parents our whole lives, some of us have had our dogs our whole lives so it is additionally heart-breaking to lose them.
Books can help (and so can stuffies!) but nothing really takes the place of a childhood dog.
Liam grew up with Lola in Here Comes Bella! and they became best friends - for years. As Liam grew up, Lola grew older and started to slow down. The time came when they had to say goodbye.
The hole in Liam's heart never went away but suddenly he "was all alone. His heart felt like an empty box, hollow and aching." His life changed. His world changed. His family changed.
Then one day, a dog peeked at Liam through a hole in the backyard fence and the healing began.
Based on a true story (https://www.facebook.com/herecomesbella), author Seth Karnes writes with his heart about both dogs - the one who came to visit and stay, and the one who stayed in Liam's heart every day forever.
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