A children's author and illustrator, most well-known for his illustratrations for books by Roald Dahl. It is beautifully written with sensitivity and a reality which touches all ages, and can help us to start to understand the profound impact that death has on us.

Although it is marketed as a children's book, Rosen explicitly mentions on the inside book jacket that it is for everyone.He is currently Professor of Children’s Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London where he co-devised and teaches critical approaches to reading on an MA in Children’s Literature, having done the same at Birkbeck, University of London.

A moving combination of sincerity and simplicity, it acknowledges that sadness is not always avoidable or reasonable and perfects the art of making complicated feelings plain.They combine perfectly recognisable portraits of Rosen with expressionism, proving that Blake’s seemingly spontaneous style is born out of practice and precision.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.With emotional elegance and nuance, he welcomes and unpicks each layer of mourning and explains why it’s ok to be sad. Having read Michael Rosen's poetry throughout my childhood- full of hilarious and fun stories of Eddie as a little boy and later a big brother, it is clear how adored he was by his Dad. I am a counsellor and would strongly recommend this book to help people get in touch with their grief. The following suggestions offer a spectrum of different perspectives and are well worth seeking out.

They combine perfectly recognisable portraits of Rosen with expressionism, proving that Blake's seemingly spontaneous style is born out of practice and precision. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. I've endured a boatload of grief and disappointment as each member of my family has passed to the great beyond and there are no other relatives. The remainder of the book discusses the different feelings that bereavement brings, and ways of coping with them including distracting oneself and expressing feelings through writing.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Books that acknowledge or explore mental health issues can help to increase awareness, encourage dialogue, reduce stigma and develop real understanding. It also describes how Rosen found his despair lifting and how he was able to deal with his grief and think about the good times he had with his son.