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Just What To Do is a tender book about how to help comfort others through their grief. There are several books out there about the character dealing with a death and feeling grief, but this story is unique because it is for the rest of us that want to help but don’t always know how. There are several scenarios from dead plant, pet, grandparent and the responses are nuanced so that the reader is left realizing that there are many ways to provide comfort and when we don’t know be willing to ask and be there to help figure it out together. The illustrations convey comfort and tenderness through their simple heartfelt focus upon the connection between the griever and the comforter. Overall, this is a sweet book that helps children navigate how to be there for a friend in need. This would work well for guidance counselors or parental lessons on empathy.