The enormous burgeoning of professional literature on separation and loss in recent years has been complemented by an output aimed at the adult and child sufferers. Exploration of this tangle has been simplified by Bernstein's prodigious research and astute judgment. She has produced a most readable and useful reference work which belongs in school and community as well as medical libraries.

Part I, Using Books To Help Children Cope With Separation and Loss, is a concise introduction to the problems facing these children.