Grief Is an Elephant

This book came out with perfect timing. I needed some picture books on grief and had been having a hard time finding good ones for my nephew who’s dad had terminal cancer; this book was released the week before his dad passed away. The book is beautifully written and has a great message about the fe......more

This children's book about grief and its effects is a very metaphorical and poetic story. It follows a young Asian girl as she experiences grief in waves and smaller sizes over time. It begins as a surprising and suffocating elephant, then transforms into a less subtle deer, an even sneakier fox, a......more

Grief is heavy, heavy as an elephant when it first hits. There can’t be a great loss without great love. So, when someone leaves our life, they don’t leave our hearts. Grief can be a tough emotion for kids to manage and understand but this new children’s book handles this topic delicately and in a w......more

We all grieve for someone or something, and this book offers us hope we’ll survive. Grief may begin as big and intrusive as an elephant; we’d like to get away from the elephant, but it is too strong. In time, though, you may get away, only to find the grief is still there. This time it’s a bit small......more