{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 78: Books for Childhood Grief with Jodi Meltzer","description":"On this week's dose of book recommendations, library love, and literary enthusiasm, our Library Laura Podcast guest is Jodi Meltzer. Jodi is the award-winning author of two children's books,&amp;nbsp;When You Lived in My Belly&amp;nbsp;(about a baby and mother's journey from conception to birth, which we talked about on the Mother's Day&amp;nbsp;Episode 56.&amp;nbsp;) and&amp;nbsp;Goodnight Star, Whoever You Are&amp;nbsp;(which addresses childhood grief).&amp;nbsp;Goodnight Star, Whoever You Are helps kids cope with grief, loss, and longing in an enchanting way, sparking meaningful conversations about the everlasting power of love. Jodi is also a prolific blogger (especially about parenting, divorce, and grief) with a journalism background. We also chat about what middle grade books her son Alex might enjoy reading since he liked my recommendations so much last time!&amp;nbsp; Keep in touch with Jodi Meltzer on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, or visit her website.&amp;nbsp; Preorder Goodnight Star, Whoever You Are before October 26th!&amp;nbsp;  Books from today's episode are on the Library Laura storefront on bookshop.org Follow the Library Laura Podcast on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and on the  Podcast Blog.&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Library Laura Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/librarylaura.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/20790035\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/5c7560\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/113323040"}