Originally published in October 2024 in Blog
I Miss My Mommy: 150 Portraits of Orphaned Adults, by author/illustrator Alison Garwood-Jones, gets a starred review from Kirkus Reviews.
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Originally published in October 2024 in Blog, Books on Grief, Books on Parental Loss, Graphic Novel, Grief, Holiday Gift Ideas
If any of you work with, or are in touch with, EAP service providers (LifeWorks, BetterUp, ComPsych, MantraCare), I would love an introduction and/or a good word.
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Originally published in September 2024 in Blog, Books on Grief, Books on Parental Loss, Gift Ideas, Grief, Pen Jar Productions
This past weekend, I took the train up to Gananoque, Ontario and introduced I MISS MY MOMMY— both the book and six framed portraits from its pages — to this historic town during its annual Gan Art Fest, part of Ontario Culture Days.
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Originally published in September 2024 in Blog, Books, Books on Parental Loss, Grief, Pen Jar Productions, Toronto Illustrators
I MISS MY MOMMY, Alison Garwood-Jones’ illustrated novel about orphaned adult grief, gets a Kirkus star rating.
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Originally published in July 2024 in Blog, Books on Grief, Books on Parental Loss, Grief
I’ve had to learn how to promote my graphic novel to reach my audience. It’s like building a house from the ground up.
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Originally published in July 2024 in Blog, Books on Grief, Books on Parental Loss, Toronto Illustrators
This drawing never made it into my book, I Miss My Mommy: 150 Portraits of Orphaned Adults.
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Originally published in June 2024 in Blog, Books on Grief, Books on Parental Loss, Grief, Pen Jar Productions
I Miss My Mommy takes you right to the heart of the five stages of grief through 150 portraits, some grim, some funny, but all relatable.
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Originally published in June 2024 in Blog, Books on Grief, Books on Parental Loss, Gift Ideas, Pen Jar Productions
My new book is called I Miss My Mommy, but fathers are just as integral to the story for orphaned adults. For Father’s Day, here’s a preview of how dads, now gone, weave in and out of the stories of their adult kids’ lives.
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Originally published in May 2024 in Blog, Books on Grief, Comic, Graphic Novel, Grief
The four books that inspired me when I was writing and drawing I Miss My Mommy, my new graphic novel for orphaned adults.
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Originally published in May 2024 in Blog, Books on Grief, Continuing Education, Grief, Pen Jar Productions, Social Media Instructor, University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies
How Alison Garwood-Jones uses the marketing skills she teaches at SCS to reach the right audience for her new book about navigating grief.
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