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I am another one of those people who didnt realize this was a childrens book. It only took me 10 min to read the whole thing. Its mostly drawings, with a small paragraph, every other page, and there arent many pages. I have several books Sylvia wrote and love them, and I think this book is another good one of hers, but I wanted a book with more information. If you already have read several of Sylvia's books, it doesnt really say any more than shes already said before. I would recomend this book for someone who has lost a pet, or know somebody who has lost a pet, especially a child. I think it would be very comforting.
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Six months ago I found myself in the unenviable position of having to
explain to my epicene nephew, Winthrop, that his cat, Peterbald the Great,
was called to "Kitty Heaven" when he used up his ninth life by taking a
nap in a wood chipper. Seeking opuscule aid in this endeavor, I popped off
to the Burley Library where I inquired of the crone-on-duty "Would you
have any books that might help a young man, a rather 'high strung' young
man, deal with the unexpected and extremely messy death of a beloved pet?"
The bookmobile battleaxe rose from her chair with an audible creak (coming
from her and not the chair), slowly made her way among the shelves, and
returned a half hour later only to produce - to my great horror - dusty
editions of "Old Yeller", "Sounder", and "The Yearling".
"Are you daft, woman?" I screamed, hurling the tomes at her grey head.
"Have you ever read these books? They may have been acceptable reading
back in 1936 when a child's deceased Grandpa was laid out in the parlor
like a holiday decoration and when the Boy Scouts handed out merit badges
for avoiding polio, but today's youth have fortunately been shielded from
the ugly face of reality. What I'm looking for," I raised my voice, just in
case the odorous octogenarian was hard of hearing, "is a book that's just
as light and fluffy as the departed pussy cat whose passage it'll be
employed to explain. Now drag your adult diapers back into that stack and
don't you dare return without something totally puerile and completely
void of complex thought!"
After what seemed like an eternity, the miserable old bookmaggot returned
with a copy of Sylvia Browne's "Animals on the Other Side". Snatching it
from the mummified matron's withered hands; I furiously began to peruse
its contents. "Hmmm... banal... jejune...a tragically bromidic collection of
hokum, pabulum, and platitudes. This is exactly what I was after!" I beamed
at the superannuated librarian who now seemed to be suffering some sort of
stroke-thingy.
I studied Ms. Browne's treatise during the cab ride back to my domicile
and, by the time the hack had pulled into my driveway, I was more than
ready to explain to Winthrop that his fair-haired feline was now freely
spraying the clouds in the company of Plato, Aristotle, and Nelson
Rockefeller. Ironically, as I entered the house, I was informed by mother
that, earlier that day, Winthrop had been caught in an indiscretion with
a garden hose, a bucket of lard, and, most shocking of all, a Papist. The
lad was immediately and unceremoniously shipped off to Burley Military
Academy, whose motto, "viros facemus", seems to have made a deep
impression on the boy as he is now a the top of his class and looking
forward to a career in interrogating little brown people.
Although I never got a chance to use psychic Sylvia's prosaic primer to
ease my nephew's grief (surrounded by Burley men, he seems to have
forgotten all about his late pussy), "Animals on the Other Side" has earned
a place in my personal library...under the short leg of my desk.
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First off, for the people complaining that it doesn't say this is a children's book, right under product details is where you will find that information.
Second, call me crazy but I find comfort in this book and I am an adult. I discovered this book when I lost my 8 week old kitten last year (and I didn't have her very long). I have lost many pets and find comfort in things like "The Rainbow Bridge" and "Animals On The Other Side". Key word is comfort. You don't have to believe everything you read in a book, especially when the author is a "psychic". So the unicorn bit, don't take it too seriously. Really.
I am now expecting my first child AND I have pets that will die when my son gets older. I will share this book with him and also explain to him what I believe the truth to be. This book is great for comfort but not for education and should be treated as just that.
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I have read ALL of Sylvia Browne's books. I was disappointed with this one, only because it did not indicate that it was a CHILDRENS BOOK. That would have been helpful in the description.
Thank you.
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This book would be laughable if it were not aimed at filling children's heads with absurd nonsense - for this I would call it criminally abusive. Talk of unicorns and warm temperatures is the kind of off-the-cuff blabber that a 3 year old would make up. A dying pet is a serious issue for a family, not something to be addressed with a bunch of half-baked feel-good ramblings. Do not buy this book.
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