Backpack Full of Bricks - Part 2 with Amanda Davis

TRIGGER WARNING:  Human Loss, Pet Loss and Grief - Here we have an in-depth conversation surrounding pet loss, grief and all the emotions that come with it. We understand how this discussion may impact listeners - And that this episode may not be for everyone. We hope, listener or not, that you explore the information below to help you find healing. Welcome to Beers and Biscuits, a Dogcast for the rest of us! Thank you, Amanda Davis, for joining us on this episode. Amanda Davis is an award-winning educator, author, illustrator, and innovator whose use of words and pictures bring light and kindness to the world. Amanda is featured in The Writer’s Loft book Friends & Anemones: Ocean Poems for Children and she is the author of the award-winning book 30,000 Stitches: The Inspiring Story of the National 9/11 Flag which received nationwide acclaim and she has just recently published her 2nd book Moonlight Memories. You can find more information on Amanda and her work at https://www.amandadavisart.com/about.html You can find Amanda on social media: Twitter: @amandadavisart, Instagram: @amandadavis_art, Facebook: Amanda Davis Art & Writing and Linkedin: Amanda Davis Click to read more about Amanda’s story and what inspired her newest book Moonlight Memories. We’d love to also give a shout out to the illustrators, Sally Wern Comport for 30,000 Stitches and Michelle Jing Chan for Moonlight Memories, as well as publisher: WorthyKids/Hachette Book Group. Links to Purchase: Moonlight Memories and 30,000 Stitches Grief and Loss Resources: empowerHER is a community-based, volunteer-driven and non-therapeutic program consisting of caring adult role models who have also experienced parent loss that help to remind children that they are not alone in their grief.  Healgrief.org is a social support network providing community, support, connections, and resources for those working through loss and grief. The Grief Recovery Handbook by John W. James and Russell Friedman Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us by Susan Magsamen & Ivy Ross For some wonderfully heartfelt and moving original and commissioned artwork visit Lady Bug Art | Instagram: @lady.bug.art Other grief/pet loss books for children: The Longest Letsgoboy by Derick Wilder Stay: A Girl, a Dog, a Bucket List by Kate Klise The Rough Patch by Brian Lies The End of Something Wonderful: A Practical Guide to a Backyard Funeral by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic An Ofrenda for Perro by Judith Valdis Remembering by Xelena Gonzalez We hope you enjoyed the conversation and please don’t forget to give your dog a biscuit from us. Until next time. Where you can find us:⁠⁠⁠⁠ @beers.biscuits⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠@thetimelessdog⁠ ⁠⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠@peterpiper_pickel⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Ideas, Questions, Comments – Email us: [email protected] You can find a closed caption version of this episode on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@BeersBiscuits   Be Gentle! - This episode was produced by us on AudioDirector. Music: “Life Made More” by Roo Walker - Available for download on Uppbeat License code: CL7WA8Z4CXUUCHYD