We are thrilled to have donated a series of “grief libraries” to eight local schools this year. These libraries, selected with the help of local teachers and friends of the Foundation, feature books that explore a wide range of experiences with loss in a way that is accessible to young children.
We hope these stories will help young people develop the vocabulary to describe and understand their own loss, as well as the losses experienced by those around them. Addressing the taboo surrounding death, we are proud to contribute to bringing these conversations into classrooms, especially in the wake of the global pandemic when grief is more prevalent than ever.
A massive thank you to all the wonderful people who made this possible.
The following books were included in the libraries:
- Mum’s Jumper by Jayde Perkin
- Owen and the Soldier by Lisa Thompson
- No Longer Alone by Joseph Coelho & Robyn Wilson-Owen
- Sad Book by Michael Rosen
- The Memory Tree by Britta Teckentrup
- Badger’s Parting Gifts by Susan Farley
- The Goodbye Book by Todd Parr
- The Building Boy by Ross Montgomery
- The Copper Tree by Hilary Robinson & Mandy Stanley
- Granddad’s Island by Benji Davies
- The Garden of Hope by Isabel Otter & Katie Rewse
- The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota’s Garden by Heather Smith & Rachel Wade
- Goodbye Mog by Judith Kerr
- If All the World Were… by Joseph Coelho
- The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
- The Heart and the Bottle by Oliver Jeffers
