Review of My Protest
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Review of My Protest
Jaliyah was very young when her father passed away. She did not fully understand why he died or what had happened. All she knew was that one day, her dad was there, and the next, he was gone. This book is her protest, narrating all the things she could see if she could peek into heaven.
My Protest: If I could peek into heaven ... To See What My Daddy Is Doing by Linda G. Bessellieu, Jaliyah Bessellieu - Webb & Tawana Bessellieu serves as the authors' creative protest against the unknown, an aching attempt to depict the beauty they imagine lies beyond this world. Jaliyah longs to glimpse into heaven, a portal to see through. What could one glimpse if such a portal appeared? What wonders might be caught in a momentary look through a divine lens to see Jaliyah's daddy?
The authors craft intricate depictions of the marvels she pines to see in the great beyond and what she thinks her daddy would be doing at each point. The accompanying illustrations by Mehk Arshad further bring these visualizations to life through vibrant, poetic renderings. Each image overflows with radiant color and light, expanding on the rich world conjured from the author's perspective. Arshad's illustrations add palpable texture and dimension, imbuing the written vistas with imaginative detail.
This book gently extends a healing hand to grieving families traversing the long road of loss. For mothers whose beloved husbands have passed too soon, the sudden absence can reverberate through the home, leaving children confused and longing. By envisioning loved ones thriving joyfully in the heavens above, this book provides imaginative comfort for little ones struggling to comprehend life's hardest goodbye. Its tender words and illustrations create a safe space where the next generation can process grief while also keeping the memory of those departed alive in their impressionable hearts. There was nothing I disliked about the book, and it was professionally edited, which is why I am rating it 5 out of 5 stars.
To any mother piecing their child's shattered world back together after it was too soon torn asunder, this book offers a temporary patch over the holes—a way to imagine happier endings above the clouds. Its visionary pages give hurting kids permission to picture their father radiant with light and love in some far-off celestial place. They are the ones I recommend the book to.
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