Yesterday you were here by Melissa Little
Wakefield Press, 2018. ISBN 9781743055205
Highly recommended. Themes: Bereavement, Grief. Loss is never easy
and this is a thought provoking book, written in a simple way that
makes it easy to read with children to help them understand
loss.
The illustrations in this book are bold and support the narrative.
They are done in a way that anyone could see themselves in the
story.
There is a page at the end of the story that talks about sharing
this book with your child and the importance of talking about
feelings and answering their questions, and letting children talk
about it in their own time. There are also some pages at the back of
the book where children can write or draw some memories of the
person lost to help them with the grieving process.
I highly recommend this book to anyone trying to explain loss to
their child.
Karen Colliver