Weird. It read like something was lost in the translation. I received that shorty after my dog "Scout" passed. I was too emotional to read it then so I held onto it. I read it last night and was lost at how this would help with grief. Scout was a female, which threw it off right away for me, here is is a male's name. Then the weird burial. I really disliked this book and would never give it to a child to read for comfort. The illustrations, weird and dark. ( )

Scout, the family's pet dog, has taken her last breath. Little brother wants to know where she has gone. He is told that she has gone to heaven--but for little brother he wants to know where is heaven and what will Scout find there. The book takes on that journey of losing pet. I found this book a little less comforting than some of the same genre. Most of the adults of the book seem to be a little too unsure to provide real comfort. The other difficulty I found with the book Was that the print was so light against the dark background it was difficult to read. 2 1/2 stars out of 5 stars. ( )

This just didn't appeal to me. The illustrations were not my style. The conclusion was kind of a vague spiritual thing, but not really an answer, though maybe that was the point. A little boy asks many questions of where his dog is and what she can do after she dies. Finally they hear barking coming from the heavens. I liked it more the second time I read it, but it's not a resource that I would recommend as a veterinarian. ( )

To be quite honest with you, this was a very.. different book to read. It started off a bit too dark for me so it took a while for me to get the tone of the book. By the end though I understood. It was necessary to write this book. I think it would be good to read to a child who just lost a pet. The ending was nice and the illustrations were unique. A good kind of unique though where it takes the reader time to notice that it is semi from the dog's perspective and what he sees. Of course I could be wrong but I don't believe I am. ( )

"Scout's Heaven" addresses the difficult topic of a beloved pet's death with sensitivity and simplicity appropriate for children. The text takes the reader through the first 24 hours after the death of Scout, the family's beloved pet dog. The story addresses both practicalities about death, like the burial, as well as a child's attempt to understand the afterlife. The illustrations perfectly complement the subject matter, moving from an all-encompassing black background to gradually incorporating more color and detail as the tale progresses. This book could serve as a good jumping off point to discuss death with children.