Children’s books about grief can be a gentle support when it’s hard to find the right words, giving children a way to understand and express big emotions like sadness, anger, fear, and loss. We talk to author Lalu Mokuku about her new book Butterfly Heart.
A beautifully written and illustrated book about a young girl’s grief when her mother dies and she is left to take care of her little brother while her busy father escapes to his study – all three of them lost in their sadness.
Anna Liza likes helping her psychiatrist mother’s patients. When a little boy says he is sad because his dad is sad now that his mum is gone, she cooks up a hare-brained scheme to get him moving again. A sweet story of mental healing and empathy.
What happens when we try to protect ourselves from getting hurt by locking our hearts away? Follow a child’s journey from loss to love and joy again as she learns to let her heart be free.
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