Belle and Chloe Reflections in the Mirror

This is a Leonberger blog but sometimes I post about books that I want to promote. This post is a review and a promotion of a very good children’s book called Belle and Chloe Reflections in the Mirror by Isabela Sardas. I should mention that she is my sister-in-law. The book comes in three formats.

This is the front cover of the book Belle and Chloe Reflections in the Mirror by Isabela Sardas. It features two girls standing in front of a mirror looking at their reflections.
This is the front cover of the book Belle and Chloe Reflections in the Mirror by Isabela Sardas.

This book is about two young twin sisters, Belle and Chloe, who love each other and do everything together. Then one day a bad accident happens in the kitchen. A pot of boiling soup falls over Belle and she is badly burned. What follows are months in the hospital, surgery, scars that will remain as well as challenges to relationships but above all the story demonstrate the endurance of love and the importance of support.

Back cover of the book Belle and Chloe Reflections in the Mirror by Isabela Sardas. It features an introduction to the story.
Back cover of the book Belle and Chloe Reflections in the Mirror by Isabela Sardas.

My Review of Belle and Chloe Reflections in the Mirror

Accidents happen sometimes, there’s hurt, physical and emotional, shadows descend over dreams, life becomes more difficult. A lot of children have these traumatizing experiences. How can they be helped?

This is a very touching story, beautifully told, and it also contains important messages, especially for children who are suffering similar circumstances. The story is based on the author’s own experiences from when she was burned by a boiling soup that fell over her. In other words, this story was lived, it’s real. You get a glimpse into how you go on after an accident like this. Isabela is also a psychologist focusing on treating children with trauma. She knows exactly what she is talking about.

I can add that I think this book is not only for children suffering from traumatic experiences but also for other children and adults. The book offers comfort and much needed knowledge to those who need it, and for the rest of us it is an eye-opening page turner. The book also features 25 full page illustrations that are detailed and colorful. See the included example below. I highly recommend this children’s book.

This illustration from page 23 shows Belle and Chloe playing in the kids bedroom and there are dolls and legos and other toys in the room. It is a very colorful illustration.
Illustration from page 23.

About the Author

Dr. Isabela Sardas is a licensed clinical psychologist with more than twenty five years of experience in the treatment of childhood and adolescent psychiatric disorders using cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic perspective. She obtained her training in psychology from the Cambridge Hospital-Harvard Medical School, UNT, and the University of Pennsylvania.

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My name is Thomas Wikman. I am a software/robotics engineer with a background in physics. I am currently retired. I took early retirement. I am a dog lover, and especially a Leonberger lover, a home brewer, craft beer enthusiast, I’m learning French, and I am an avid reader. I live in Dallas, Texas, but I am originally from Sweden. I am married to Claudia, and we have three children. I have two blogs. The first feature the crazy adventures of our Leonberger Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle as well as information on Leonbergers. The second blog, superfactful, feature information and facts I think are very interesting. With this blog I would like to create a list of facts that are accepted as true among the experts of the field and yet disputed amongst the public or highly surprising. These facts are special and in lieu of a better word I call them super-facts.

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  4. This looks like an excellent book. Family support or friendship is so important in recovery from any type of trauma, and in ordinary life as well. I think many traumas are invisible to the eyes, but physical damage from an accident, such as with this story, that hurts self-esteem can also be healed. I would read this book.

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