A Thoughtful Resource for Helping Children Process Grief

As a therapist specializing in grief and loss, I am always on the lookout for tools that can help parents with their children to navigate the complex emotions that accompany grief. Brie Overton's book is a remarkable resource in this regard. It offers age-appropriate examples and compassionate guidance, making it an invaluable tool for both parents and professionals working to support children through their healing journey.

What sets this book apart is its ability to simplify difficult concepts in a way that resonates with younger audiences while still maintaining the depth and respect that grief requires. Each example/tool is relatable providing children with the language and framework they need to process their feelings in a safe and understanding environment.

Whether used in a therapeutic setting or at home, this book serves as an excellent pairing tool for anyone helping a child work through loss. It’s not just a book, but a bridge to meaningful conversations about grief, healing, and hope.
Thank you Netgally for the opportunity to read this advanced copy.

This book is fantastic! I wish I would have had a resource like this as a child when my dad died. I think my mother would have appreciated it, too because I can't imagine trying to deal with your own grief and walk a child through their grief, too.

My Grief Comfort book offers an array of ideas of ways to deal with grief. Grieving is different for everyone and this book provides many different ideas. While this book is geared to younger folks under 12, anyone will find ideas for activities to remember others and some ideas for coping with grief. A great title to add to your library collection on grief, a subject area where it feels like good titles that have a wide application can be more difficult to come by.

OKAY. I absolutely loved this book.

I used to professionally work in early childhood development/ education as well as K-12 teaching. I have seen my share of resources for children. This is so beautifully written and illustrated. The care and knowledge that went into this is admirable.

I’ll definitely be keeping it in my parental toolbox for when I have my own child.

***I received the digital copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

Whether a child has lost a grandparent, a pet, or an important person in their life, My Grief Comfort Book offers them space to process their emotions through hands-on art, play, and storytelling. From Writing a Goodbye Letter on the stationary in the book to creating a Memory Box to hold and share memories, the projects help kids heal after a death. Kids are encouraged to sketch Before and After Drawings, put together a Comfort Kit to cope when they're sad, or make an Activity Jar of things a loved one enjoyed before they died. The 25 prompts, games, exercises, and keepsake crafts were designed by author Brie Overton, the clinical director at the Experience Camps for grieving children. My Grief Comfort Book invites kids to take a creative break from the heaviness of their loss. As they draw, paint, share a story, or play a game, they build coping skills, manage their emotions, develop resilience, and make peace with their grief

This book I will recommend to the family and their kids when they get a lost in their life. Deaths of the loved ones, leaving their freinds and going to live in another country,... Beautiful activities for moving forward to the life and to prepare a memorable journey for activities...
Great book for all of us! Thanks for the opportunity to read this book by NetGalley!

It’s easy to forget how much children can suffer. In the so-called “good old days” of 1930, one out of three women have lost a child. That means siblings grieving siblings, when they weren’t grieving parents, grandparents and friends in a time of high mortality rates. But children still lose loved ones: grandparents, parents (especially those many COVID orphans), friends, siblings, teachers, neighbors, pets.

Author Brie Overton has prepared this book to help the young navigate their grief. What a great resource! Adults might want to keep some of these activities in mind of their own grief.

In the interest of full disclosure, I received this book from NetGalley and Storey Publishing in exchange for an honest review.

Wow what an amazing book. So much thought and love has gone in to making this. Full of colour and activities to help children cope with grief, and help keep memories alive. Simply beautiful. Thank you so much for the opportunity to read and review this amazing book.

Lovely workbook / activity book dealing with children’s grief. Would recommend ELSA, Nurture, Welfare practitioners read for perspective & ideas on how to speak to children in bereavement sessions, great ideas for activity based learning too.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley and it’s a great book for kids - and adults - to work through grief in a creative way. As a bereavement counsellor there are definitely techniques I use with already and some I have made a note on for the future. I think the added resources and stickers make it a really nice buy for a bereaved young person. There really is a lot of benefit in creative work.

An important healing resource for children who have lost someone important. Filled with helpful activities, prompts, letter writing exercises, the making of keepsakes, and more. A treasure!

This book has simple activities that seem like they would help, that a kid could do on their own or have a parent help them with. No specific age range — would work for a kid from the age of maybe 5 to a tween. The illustrations are lovely and inclusive (in terms of race, disability, and gender). Overall I think this is a strong buy, especially considering how hard it is to find books about grief to kids. Some of the art activities are really cool and I’m thinking about how they could work as library programs.

Thanks to Netgalley for the eARC.

I found doing this activity book very cathartic. Even though I'm not the target audience, being a 20 year old doing a childrens activity book to help process grief, but even i took some very important techniques and tools to process grief in a good and productive way. It includes both things your child can do on their own, but also things you, as a trusted adult, can have a part in. I wish my parents would've invested in something like this when i went through the loss of loved ones when i was younger.

I highly suggest getting the physical copy of the book so that you can take use of the large array of interactive parts of the book, such as poetry cards and stickers for some of the activities.

Thank you so much to the publisher and Netgalley for giving me a copy of this book in exchange mfor an honest review.

Thoughts:
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. This is an amazing little book, it contains a lot of great ideas to help children work their way through their own grief and the adults around them understand how grief is affecting them. There is also a lot in the back of the book to help with the activities such as paper bag pinata and poetry scramble words which is a great help since it's easy for our minds to go blank when put on the spot.

Favourite Quote:
"You may feel sad, lonely, hurt, angry, worried, happy, or upset. All of those emotions are part of grief, and all of them are welcome. There is no right or wrong way to grieve, and you will experience your own unique grief journey."

I received a free copy of, My Grief Comfort Book, by Brie Overton, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Grief is never easy, and can seem never ending, but this book has activities for kids to help them get through their grief, like a scream box and smash your anger. I wish they had this book when I was a kid, this is an amazing book on dealing with grief.

This book is filled with great activities to help anyone dealing with loss especially young kids. Along side each activity is a beautiful illustration with an affirmation focused on the feeling of grief being addressed through the activity. There are well designed printouts with suggestions and blank space to help any one get started but also allowing room for free personal expression.

I love everything about this book! I got it for my 5 year old who lost her grandma (my mother) 1 year ago. She keeps asking about her every other day and these activities really helped her work through what she feels inside and it helped her realise and appreciate a lot of things. Highly recommend!

I loved going through this book with my younger sister after we recently lost two close relatives. I feel that she related to the workbook and that she found comfort in it. Thankyou Brie Overton for making an impossible situation slightly easier.

Liebevoll gestaltet und eigentlich für Kinder, ist es auch für Erwachsene geeignet. Viel Farbe in Wort und Bild, vermittelt es Freude und Kraft in einer schwierigen Zeit. Kleine Aufgaben helfen mit der Auseinandersetzung von Verlust und Trauer. Ein wundervolles Buch.

My Grief Comfort Book is a non-fiction book about grief that allows children the safe space to explore their emotions.
Bereavement is difficult for everyone, and for children, the first few times they experience grief can be extra difficult.
This book, coupled with soothing and relatable pictures, offers prompts, tips, activities and understanding for children (and adults) experiencing loss.
I am not qualified to offer any remarks about the scientific-quality of the advice offered however, based on my personal and professional experiences, this is a suitable, and lovely book that encourages children to process their grief. The colour palette and the font types are lovely.