Muddles, Puddles and Sunshine offers practical and sensitive support for bereaved children. Beautifully illustrated, it suggests a helpful series of activities and exercises accompanied by the friendly characters of Bee and Bear.

This book offers a structure and an outlet for the many difficult feelings which inevitably follow when someone dies. It aims to help children make sense of their experience by reflecting on the different aspects of their grief, whilst finding a balance between remembering and having fun. This book is a useful companion in the present, and will become an invaluable keepsake in the years to come.

Examples of activities and exercies:

• What can you remember about the person who died?
• Make a feeling volcano for yourself
• Who is there for me?
• Make your own jar of memories
• Tremendous tulips
• Fantastic photo frame

Review:

Winston’s Wish is the leading childhood bereavement charity in the UK.  This well-thought out and colourfully illustrated book offers practical and sensitive support for bereaved children with a helpful series of activities and exercises accompanied by the friendly characters Bee and Bear.  It aims to help children make sense of their experience by reflecting on different aspects of their grief.  A child will need to find an adult to help them complete this activity book and there are Guidelines for Grown-ups inside the back cover.