Turned Upside Down

by Teana Tache

Turned Upside Down has been written to assist in guiding children through the grieving process by way of their own spiritual journey. It has been written as a conversation between a child and their loved one, designed as a memory keepsake and amazingly illustrated to encourage light, love and forever memories. It assists in opening conversations with both children and adults, allowing them to process, understand and embrace the loss of their very special someone.

Share the gift of connecting with the other side. Allow for a new generation to grow up experiencing the gifts, the messages, the guidance and even the humor from their special someone who has crossed over. The ability to adjust to a new and in many ways more powerful relationship than ever before.The gift of never having to truly say goodbye.

40 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Haley Baker]

Beautifully illustrated and creatively put together, Turned Upside Down is dedicated to children who have lost a loved one, and it is meant to be read as a conversation between a child and an adult. Many parents and/or guardians struggle with understanding how to comfort a grieving child, and Teana Tache makes it easy to open conversations that allow a child to process what has happened. The first half of the book is written from a child’s perspective and the second half is written from the perspective of the person who has passed away. The first part describes thoughts that every person has when they lose someone, such as the things they miss about the person and how lost they currently feel. The last half of the book includes what their loved one would be saying to them if they were there, such as “I will be there, deep down inside. I will always be here, right by your side.” This flip book helps children express their thoughts and feelings and equips them with appropriate coping habits during a traumatic time in their life. For example, one line told from the perspective of the person who has passed says “It’s okay to talk about me, to laugh and to cry. It’s even okay to question why.” There is a page in the book where the reader is invited to share his or her own story and write the memories they have of their special someone. Turned Upside Down is a beautiful keepsake that would be a great gift for children and a great tool for counselors and parents.

[Brenda Knight]

I won a copy of this book through a Goodreads, Firstreads Giveaway. I was worried about explaining grief to my grandchildren. This book is very soothing to read and gives children a path through grief so the departed doesn't have to be forever absent from their lives or conversations. Just read it. I think you'll be glad you did.
I have passed this on to my great grandchildren as their grandfather recently and very unexpectedly passed on at 48 years of age.

[Tammie Smith]

Thank you to Tena Tache as well as Goodreads for this book. This is a great book for children to cope with the lose of a love one. It is very simple in it's works and the pictures are amazing. It is a great way to show the children it is ok to miss a person. I recommended this book.

[Susan]

Adorable drawings. Very nice poignant message. I won this book through Goodreads.

[Megan W. (pnwbookworm)]

This book has both wonderful illustrations and a wonderful messages to help children cope with the loss of a loved one.