Grace lives next door to old Mr Milligan and his goat Charlie. They are the best of friends. But when Mr Milligan’s beloved goat dies, everything changes. Will Grace be able to help her friend overcome his sadness? Grace and Mr Milligan is a heart-warming story of grief, love and the healing power of friendship.
When a loved one dies, it can be hard to know how to explain it to a young child, particularly if you are grieving the loss yourself. Sensitively written and gently illustrated, Something Very Sad Happened explains death in developmentally appropriate terms for two-and three-year-old childern. It reassures the child that it is okay to feel sad, ......
The Memory Book helps grieving families process their emotions together by remembering their lost loved one and creating their own memory album full of photos and keepsakes of the person they lost.
Absence becomes remembrance in this soothing book that offers tender ways to pay tribute throughout daily life to a loved one who is not around. Be it friends, family, pets, or others, memories can carry us beyond the precious moments we have together to keep the ones we love in mind always.
When someone you love dies, the grief rock shows up Sometimes grief can feel like a heavy weight you are carrying around. It can be difficult to explain how you feel or know how you will cope carrying the grief rock around. This gentle story explores how grief is filled with all the love we have for someone who was important in our lives. ......
A Story for Kids Who Have Lost a Parent to Suicide
A sensitive picture book to help parents and counsellors communicate with young children about a parents suicide. In developmentally appropriate language and evocative illustrations, this picture book helps open communication about why a parent completes suicide.
Explaining (sudden) death in words very young children can understand
When we were on a No Girls Allowed! holiday, my daddy's heart stopped beating and I had to find help all by myself. He was very badly broken. Not even the ambulance people could help him...This honest, sensitive and beautifully illustrated picture book is designed to help explain the concept of death to children aged 3-7. Written in Alex's own ......
What is grief? Where does it come from? Will I ever be OK again? Grief. It is a normal, natural response to loss. Everyone experiences it in different ways. You can't avoid it. Grief can be hard to understand and difficult to talk about. Dr. Lora-Ellen McKinney, a psychologist who has worked with children experiencing grief, answers the big ......
This gentle and affirming story encourages readers to remember a loved one in small and meaningful ways through their own life experiences. Our loved ones are always with us, and we can remember them not only with past experiences, but with future ones as well. Whether it's making a snowman just like they used to, or watching the fireworks they ......
