The Sad Book

In this moving picture book, provoked by his son’s death, the poet reveals his own feelings about grief and shows how he deals with them. His longstanding working relationship with Quentin Blake means that both light and shade are apparent in the illustrations as well as the words which reflect on happy memories as well as sadness.

Also about bereavement:

Rebecca Cobb: Missing Mummy (9780230749511), Macmillan £7.99

Jayde Perkin: Mum's Jumper (9781911496199), Book Island £8.99