He Didn't Come, But We Left a Space

Theme: Peer loss
Symbol: Fort
Use Case: Social withdrawal, ambiguous grief
CASEL Alignment: Relationship skills
Art Prompt: Draw who didn’t come to the fort - and the space they still left.
Book Description:

The fort is just like last year. Pillows, corners, laughter. But Bronto stays on the shelf. No one says it. The blanket still folds into the corner he used to take. A story about the presence of absence.