Missing Someone Special: Working your way through loss

$18.99
by Fay Bloor

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An activity book designed to help children understand and work through their feelings following the death of a loved one. The book covers what death is, what may happen at the funeral service and information about the mixture of feelings that may follow. Missing Someone Special is designed to encourage children to learn about and express their grief in healthy ways, and help open those often tricky conversations within families. Fay has worked with bereaved people since leaving school at the age of 17. Originally training as a Funeral Arranger, she went on to specialise in bereavement support a few years later. Fay now runs support groups and has curated programmes in her local community on behalf of Dandelions Bereavement Support. In 2020 she qualified as a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, allowing Dandelions to expand its support once services again to offer bereavement counselling. Michael graduated in Illustration from the University of Derby in 2020. Leading up to university, Michael took an interest in product design as well as games 3D modelling and animation, until he rediscovered his love for drawing. His work uses traditional pencil and pen on paper methods, while utilising modern digital colouring to finalise his image making technique. Michael specialises in work aimed towards children, usually with themes around nature and animals. Fully illustrated throughout. Gently talks children through what it means when a family member dies in simple, age appropriate language. Offers healthy suggestions on how to deal with the emotions of grief. Encourages children to remember the person they have lost.

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