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When You Lose Someone You Love: A Gentle Children’s Book About Grief, Bereavement and Coping with Loss (WHEN YOU Series)

By Shelly Lawson

Adjectives

gentle comforting reassuring age-appropriate

Genres

Feelings/Wellbeing Poetry/Verse

What is When You Lose Someone You Love: A Gentle Children’s Book About Grief, Bereavement and Coping with Loss (WHEN YOU Series) about?

This gentle rhyming book helps young children understand and cope with the death of a loved one. Through comforting illustrations, it explains feelings like sadness, anger, and confusion, reassuring children that all emotions are normal. It encourages open conversations about loss and offers ideas for remembering loved ones, helping children feel supported and understood.

About the author

Shelly Lawson is a UK author, teacher and mum who writes warm, reassuring books for children and families. She also illustrates some of her stories. Her When You series includes books such as When You Go To School and When You Become a Big Brother. Shelly enjoys helping young readers feel happy, confident and ready for new adventures. ([faire.com](https://www.faire.com/brand/b_tgj9vu3d7a?utm_source=openai))

Pages

32 pages

Reading age

Picture Book (2-7)

Edition published

2026

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