Bear Island

Charlie has died, and Louise and her family are sad because their beloved dog is gone. Louise is sad and angry, too, and each day she rows out to an island where she yells and hits trees, and there she meets a bear. She senses that the bear is full of sadness and anger, too. Somehow the two form a friendship that works to heal them both.

Lovely little story about grief and healing through time and nature and friendship.