Boek 'Er is iets mis met George'

The illustrations are gentle enough that my four-year-old asks for it by name when we talk about our old dog. It’s helped her put words to something she couldn’t before, and the story moves at just the right pace for a bedtime read.

We've read this together three times since our cat passed, and it's helped my daughter open up about feelings she couldn't put into words before. The gentle, matter-of-fact tone makes the hard topic of saying goodbye feel manageable for a little kid.

The illustrations are gentle enough for my sensitive 5-year-old, and the story handles the finality of pet loss in a way that doesn’t feel scary. We’ve read it three nights in a row since our old cat died, and it’s actually helping me find the right words too.