The Memory Box: A Book About Grief

I purchase this book often for children who have lost loved ones at church. This is a good book and helpful for children to begin to process their feelings on the loss of someone they love.

I’m an elem. School Counselor and I’m always looking for good books that I can share with my students. However in this case I was looking for a book I could share as part of my eulogy at my Grandma’s celebration of life. I actually read the book then created a little memory box after just as she did in the book. It turned out really amazing and everyone enjoyed the special way I shared stories and memories of her life. Looking forward to also sharing it with my students who may have lost a loved one as well, plus creating the memory box with them will help with processing and grieving.

Perfect for my young one who lost ( death of our very close friend,& our pup she had since her birth) .. This book made me cry.. Very great for kids and adults too in coping with loss😢

It's kind of secular, like there's a picture of the character praying, but there's no mentioning of religion, well that I can remember. We're not under that specific religious umbrella and I didn't cringe or regret buying this book when I read it this early morning. I was concerned, since trying to find grief books without that particular brand of religion can be difficult. Making a memory box in general can be secular.A lovely book that arrived in great condition and it shipped fast.

Purchase as a follow up book to When Dinosaurs Die. This is beautifully illustrated with simple sentences about grief and coping with grief. There’s no talk about how someone died but you know that’s what it’s about because of the graveyard scene. It could also support convos about grieving the loss of family after CPS intervention because it gives a great hands on activity to build memories and reminds you near or far they are always in your heart.Purchased for my 8 year old but will be used for ages 5-10. Each of them will have their own take away.

I opened the box and there are fingerprints on the cover of the book and dark dirty spots. There is nothing wrong with the inside of the book but thought I’d bring it to attention

After getting into a car accident with my children and my 4 year old not making it, I decided to buy this, along with other books, to help my 10 year old daughter grieve and understand the loss of her sister. Of course I read the book first on my own just to make sure it was appropriate and I broke down into tears by the second page. I read it to her along with my husband a few days later, needless to say we were all in tears, but it helped her open up and talk about the accident with us. We went out a few days later and bought a box. My only recommendation is when buying this book buy a box with it. I liked how this is told from a child’s point of view, I think it helps set that connection with young ones. It helped me too.

I was searching for a book appropriate for a child who’s lost a sibling. Most of the books I came across were geared more towards a child losing a grandparent. I liked that this book was more general. I bought a beautiful wooden box to gift with the book.

This book is perfect for reading with childs who have lost someone important for them. Not only about death. I would use it for other reasons too, like moving to another country and lost friends, for example. In the story, the child makes a "memory box", putting things that will help to never forget what that person was. It doesn't say : to make it, you have to do this blabla... It simply shows the child doing it, but at the end, we want to make one, too! 🙂 // Ce livre est parfait pour lire avec un enfant qui a perdu un proche. On y voit un enfant qui fait une boîte de souvenirs, pour ne pas oublier cette personne. Le livre n'est pas un mode d'emploi, ça ne dit pas : pour en faire une, il faut faire ceci etc. On voit simplement l'enfant qui la fait; du sable qui rappelle une sortie à la plage, un cahier pour noter des souvenirs, etc. À la fin, on a le goût d'en faire une! Je l'utiliserais pas seulement pour un décès; on voit un cimetière plus loin, mais la mort n'est pas nommée. Ça pourrait aider aussi, lors de la perte d'êtres chers, par exemple suite à un déménagement... C'est une façon créative de traverser une épreuve et d'en faire quelque chose de positif! 😉

Un buen libro, enseña una linda actividad que sirve como ritual de despedida que puede hacer toda la familia ante el duelo por la muerte de un ser querido. Lo recomiendo mucho.

I recently lost my Mother and my four year old was extremely upset about Her passing. This book was recommended to my Wife and we have read it with our son and used it to talk to him, in a positive way about the subject of death and loss. The illustrations by Thea Baker are superb and Joanna Rowland's storytelling is sensitive and emotive. My Wife and I would recommend this book to Children of all ages.

This childrens book on the subject of grief is excellent.Its great for children struggling with separation of any kind as well as the loss of someone they love in or close to their family. It affirms the connection of love we have with other people in our lives and beyond the grave. gentle and honest it is a good basis for starting a conversation about loss and the questions or feelings a child may have. Highly recommended

I have brought 2 of these to help children try to understand death. Unfortunately children struggle but this book really helped my neice when she lost her grandad to COVID and I brought it for my friends children when they lost their grandmother also to COVID.It’s a great little book and really helped them all with coming to terms with the death of a loved one. I will buy it again next time it’s needed. The age range of the children I got this for was 6-10 years old.