The Day Scooter Died - A Book About the Death of a Pet - Summary

Sep 29, 2026

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A grief-focused children’s story follows Mikey as he grapples with responsibility for his dog Scooter’s accidental death. Through conversations with his parents, Mikey is reminded that Scooter loved him most, and that love can continue even after death. The narrative frames mourning with Christian hope, noting that Scooter is now with God, and connects the emotional experience to biblical references and Scripture-based reassurance.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages32

Reading Time49 min

AccessFree to download

The Day Scooter Died

Summary

ACPL ITEMHelpinDISCARDED Heal # The Day Scooter Died Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2018 with funding fromKahle/Austin Foundation https://archive.org/details/dayscooterdied0Obost The Day Scooter Died Written by Kathleen Long BostromIllustrated by Cheri Bladholm Zonderkidz Alen County Pubic Lorang. Zonderkidz. The children's group of Zondervan www.zonderkidz.com The Day Scooter Died Copyright ◎2005 by The Zondervan Corporationllustrations copyright ◎2005 by Cheri Bladholm Requests for information should be addressed to:Zonderkidz,Grand Rapids,Michigan 49530 Library ofCongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bostrom,Kathleen Long. The day Scooter died:a book about the death of a pet/by Kathleen Long Bostrom.-1st ed.p.cm. Summary:Mikey feels responsible for his dog Scooter's accidental death,but his parents remind himthat the dog loved him best of all and they can still love each other,although Scooter is now with God. ISBN 0-310-70902-4(hardcover) [1.Grief—Fiction.2.Death—Fiction.3.Dogs-Fiction.4.Pets-Fiction.5.Christian life-Fiction. I.Title. PZ7.B6512Day 2005 [E]-dc22 2003027955 All Scripture quotations,unless otherwise indicated,are taken from the HOLY BIBLE,NEWINTERNATIONAL READER’S VERSION ⑧.Copyright ◎1995,1996,1998 by International BibleSociety.Used by permission of Zondervan.All Rights Reserved. Story based on scripture references Genesis 1:24-26;Romans 8:21. All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,ortransmitted in any form or by any means—electronic,mechanical,photocopy,recording,or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews,without the prior permission of the publisher. Zonderkidz is a trademark of Zondervan. Editor:Amy DeVries Art Direction Design:Laura Maitner-Mason Printed in China | | | | --- | --- | | In loving memory of my Uncle Larry,
who bought me my very first pet.
Kathleen Long Bostrom | | | | | | | | | To Larry,Sandy,and Isaac Bird for the partnership
together with June Schneiweiss and Smoochy.
Cheri Bladholm | | | | | | To Nancy DeVos Stehouwer who has brought life | | | into my life and has taught me so much about
God's presence and unfailing love.
Thanks,Scott Stehouwer | | | | | | | | BEFORE MIKEY WAS BORN,Scooter belonged to Mikeys momand dad.They took him with them everywhere. But after Mikey was born,Scooter became Mikey's dog.And Scooterwent everywhere that Mikey went. When Mom and Dad brought Mikey home for the first time,Scootersniffed his toes,licked him on the nose,then curled up next to his crib.From then on,anyone who came to see Mikey had to get past Scooter first. EvERY TIME MoM OR DAD took Mikey around theneighborhood in his stroller,Scooter trotted along. Mikey learned to crawl trying to grab Scooter’s tail. He took his first steps holding onto Scooter's ears. When Mikey learned to ride a bike,Scooter ran along beside him. Scooter wasn't allowed to beg for food at the dinner table.Butsomehow,when it came time for dessert,Mikey made sure Scooter nevergot left out.

FAQs

Why does Mikey feel responsible after Scooter’s death?

Mikey believes his actions contributed to Scooter’s accidental death, so he tries to carry the blame himself.

How do Mikey’s parents help him deal with the grief?

They remind Mikey that Scooter loved him best of all and encourage them to continue loving one another despite Scooter being gone.

What belief does the story present about where Scooter is now?

The story reassures that Scooter is now with God, using Scripture references to frame the loss with faith and comfort.

Sep 29, 2026

Uploaded by Finn