Chocolate Chipped: A Smelly Book About Grief

Chocolate Chipped, published in 2012, tells the story of a little boy called Charlie whose dad has died. The book uses real smells and scratch & sniff elements to bring Charlie’s memories to life. It covers the difficult subject of children’s grief in an honest, creative and even funny way. 

Chocolate Chipped can help open up conversations between children and adults about the death of someone special. It offers a creative way to help bereaved children to understand and explore their feelings. 

It can also be read by other children, helping them to learn more about what their friend/relative is going through. 

About Hedgehog

Dealing with important issues around childhood bereavement, Dani Seatter has created a gentle story to enable both children and parents, as well as early years practitioners and therapists, to begin to have those all important conversations around death and what that means. Whether children have experienced the death of a beloved pet, a family member or a significant bereavement with a parent or sibling, About Hedgehog is the perfect way to help young children explore their feelings by creating a safe environment from which to do so.

A Little Piece Inside Me Is Missing

A little girl learns that her grandmother has died and suddenly feels like a piece inside her is missing. It’s a feeling she’s never experienced before. Her mother explains why this little piece of her heart is missing. She also teaches her daughter an important strategy to help her cope with the grief she’s experiencing.

Even adults can find it difficult to cope with loss and grief. The feeling that there is a missing piece inside you, as much as it hurts, can also serve as an eternal reminder that you loved and were loved in return.

This is the story of the unbreakable bond that holds a family together – forever. It’s intended to bring comfort and support to anyone who has experienced loss, no matter how old they are.

This book conveys a heartfelt understanding and empathy about what the death of someone special means to a child. I recommend this beautiful book for children and adults alike as they embark on their grief journey. 

Grief Reads is a thoughtfully curated collection designed to support readers of all ages on their
journey through grief. From picture books for young children to insightful novels for teens, each
book gently addresses complex emotions, offering understanding and comfort in the face of
loss.
Covering a range of experiences – from losing a parent, sibling, grandparent or friend – Grief
Reads reminds readers that they are never alone. This collection also includes valuable
resources for adults supporting grieving children, as well as professionals working with
bereaved families, bringing compassionate insights to those who care for others in times of loss.
Find solace and resilience in stories that speak to the heart, guiding readers through their
unique experience of grief.

 Grief Reads 2024 PDF