Lost But Found: Endorsements

 

“The endearing simplicity and musicality of Lauren's words burst with unspoken emotion, leaving room for every child's experience. Noah's illustrations portray tender human contact, comforting young readers and the families who love them."

— Pegi Deitz Shea is an award-winning children's book author

 

“Lost But Found is a sweet book with beautiful pictures that tackles grief at a developmental level for a very young child. The ambiguous term "to lose" somebody is demystified, as a young boy comes to understand what happened to his father, and how their connection lives on.”

— Laurie Zelinger, PhD Board Certified Psychologist and Author

“The story of this book is written to help children understand the loss of a loved one. It is never easy to talk with a child about this subject, and the author provides a tender, truthful and believable story.  It is written from the heart and will serve as a conversation starter to in assisting a child’s understanding of the grieving process. 

In addition, the beautiful illustrations provide the reader a sense that they are embraced and one with the story.

I highly recommend this book for children and adults.”

— Linda Cohen, Elementary School Principal

“Knowing Lauren Persons for over 20 years (and happily counting) this children's book reflects a genuine heart full of emotion and love. If all people faced with difficulties had the courage and the dignity and the grace that Lauren Persons has, our world would be a better place for our children to live."

— John Mascia, Elementary School Teacher

 

"With simple, accessible words and drawings, Lost but Found perfectly captures the experience of loss, and the power of memory and love."

— Amy N. Ship

“Lost but Found is a brief story that faces a difficult as much as important topic which is the loss of a parent. The story provides two interesting elements a caregiver can use as a starting point to approach this delicate topic with a child: a sense of perspective and hope for the future, and the idea that we, as daughter and sons, can find “pieces” of our parents around us and inside us. I appreciate the incentive to reflect on and remember who the loss parent was and how he is still living through his kid.”

— Isabella Cassina, MA, TP-S, CAGS, PhD Student
Project Manager, Trainer and Continuing Education Program Administrator (CEPA)

INA International Academy for Play Therapy studies and PsychoSocial Projects