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by Amanda R. Hill (Author), Joanne Lew-Vriethoff (Illustrator)
A Tender Story About Grief, Healing, and Honoring Special Memories
This lyrical picture book offers a comforting way to talk about loss with children, encouraging them to find peace, understanding, and connection even when someone they love is no longer physically present. Through warm, reflective narration, this book gently guides young readers toward recognizing that memories can hold meaning, closeness, and hope.
Thoughtful scenes invite children to acknowledge the empty spaces left behind while exploring heartfelt ways to remember family members, friends, pets, and others who are absent. The story helps kids see that love continues in the moments they carry forward, and that remembrance can be a source of comfort as they process grief and healing.
Key Features
- Supports Emotional Understanding Helps children recognize and talk about feelings related to grief, absence, and remembrance.
- Encourages Healthy Coping Offers simple, nurturing ideas for honoring memories and creating new moments infused with love and connection.
- Ideal for Read-Aloud and Discussion Gentle language and expressive scenes make this a supportive choice for families, classrooms, and counseling settings.
- Social-Emotional Learning Focus Opens the door to meaningful conversations about empathy, healing, reflection, and celebrating the people or pets we miss.
- Trusted Publisher From Magination Press, the children's imprint of the American Psychological Association, experts in child development and emotional well-being.
Author Biography
Amanda Rawson Hill co-runs a newsletter called Middle Grade at Heart, which is a book club kit with a new middle-grade book each month. Her debut middle-grade book was published in Fall 2018. She lives in Atwater, California. Visit amandarawsonhill.com andfollow on Twitter @amandarhill32_ and Instagram @amandahillauthor.
Joanne Lew-Vriethoff is an award-winning illustrator who received her BA in Illustration from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. She illustrates for picture books, middle grade novels, early readers, and educational books. She lives in Amsterdam. Visit joannelewvriethoff.com, follow on Facebook @joannelewvriethoffillustrator, Twitter @jlewvriethoff, and Instagram @joannelewviethoff.
