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Welcome to our grief resource for

talking about pregnancy and baby loss with your kids

A Children's Picture Book by

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Out in
October 2024:

GET YOUR
COPY

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about

Who

This project is run by registered grief support charity Possum Portraits, which supports families through perinatal bereavement

What

We are creating a picture book to help parents talk about grief & loss with their surviving children after experiencing bereavement

Why

Death, grief and loss are complex subjects even for adults. Our book helps parents broach and talk about deep feelings with their kids

How

Our book "The House in Ollie's Tummy" will be for sale nation-wide. 500 copies will be donated to hospitals & public libraries.

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Fundraise

Want to fundraise to get books into libraries and maternity services near you to help local bereaved families after loss?

Start your own fundraiser and help us reach our goal!

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Why A Book?

Children's Books have a unique tool at their disposal: pictures. In a picture book, illustrations can communicate feelings, ideas and internal states without needing the story to use difficult words or make something intangible too explicit.

 

Especially when we are talking about complex subject matters like grief, loss and death, the picture book is a child-appropriate medium which can help make these issues more comprehensible.

Why support children in grief?

"Bereavement means learning to live with a powerful range of confusing and conflicting emotions. Bottled up, these emotions can have damaging consequences in later life for the individual, their family and society."

Childhood Wellbeing Research Centre, UK

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Praise for the book

"The authors have done a tremendous job of handling a difficult and sensitive topic with care, compassion, and creativity! This book is a lovely addition to a growing number of wonderful books on grief and loss and this book will be such a wonderful comfort to so many families walking through grief."

Kailey Bradley, MA, LPCC-S, NCC, FT

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