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Remembering Lucy: A Story about Loss and Grief in a School

$33.63  Hardback
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Sarah Helton

  • Remembering Lucy
  • Remembering Lucy
    Touching story for children with SEND understand feelings of grief & loss, hand drawn illustrations help convey bereavement in a simple clear way.

40 pages
Interest Age: 3+
2017
ISBN: 9781785923074

Joe and his friends miss Lucy very much.

When she died and they learned they wouldn't see Lucy again they were all very sad.

But Joe has a plan: he can remember the happy times he shared with Lucy!

He thinks about all the wonderful things Lucy did. How messy she was when she was painting, and the time she giggled through the school play when her crown kept slipping off. Now Joe knows that remembering Lucy means he doesn't have to feel so sad!

Children with SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) often experience grief at a much younger age than other children. This touching short story will help children with SEND aged 3+ understand feelings caused by death and loss, and the beautiful hand drawn illustrations help convey the complex experience of bereavement in a simple and clear way. Included is a teacher's guide to talking about bereavement, grief and loss, making this the ideal aid for teachers and support staff at SEND schools and colleges.

Remembering Lucy is a book for children with additional needs directly confronts the double taboo of talking with such children about death and grief. With additional guidance for teachers, it is a much needed resource in an area where there is little to support professionals working with children with additional needs.

Includes seven pages of guide notes for teachers.

"As I read this beautiful book, I was moved by the honesty, sensitivity and integrity of how Sarah presents the issues that schools like ours sometimes face. The events portrayed in this book are exactly as they have happened in our school. There are many challenges with supporting children who have been bereaved, and the difficulties are often more complex for children with special educational needs. This book is a kind and gentle resource for anyone working in this very special environment - an absolute must-have in a school's PSHE toolkit."
- Sue Flavin, Deputy Headteacher, St Nicholas School