Let's Talk about When Someone Dies: A Let's Talk Picture Book to Start Conversations with Children about Death and Bereavement

Molly Potter's 'Let's Talk about When Someone Dies' is a thoughtful picture book created to facilitate difficult but essential conversations with young children (ages 3-7) about death and grief. Using straightforward language, it addresses complex questions like 'what is death?' and 'why do people die?' while acknowledging the wide range of emotions a child might feel. The book provides simple advice for parents and carers, making it a supportive tool for discussing bereavement in an accessible way. It aims to normalize feelings and offer comfort during a challenging time.

From Molly Potter, best-selling author of How Are You Feeling Today? and What's Worrying You?, comes a picture book for starting conversations with children about death, bereavement and what happens next. When someone dies, we can feel a whole host of different emotions and explaining them to a child isn't so easy. This book uses clear, easy-to-understand language to answer complex questions about death and how a child might feel when someone dies. It covers all manner of tricky subjects with sensitivity and honesty, from what death is to why people die. Each double page spread takes a child through how they might feel, what they might think and how they might behave. With engaging illustrations, gentle guidance and simple advice for parents and carers, Let's Talk About When Someone Dies fulfils an important but difficult need for starting conversations with children about death and bereavement, in an accessible and supportive way. Let's Talk books help you start meaningful conversations with your child. Written by an expert and covering topics like feelings, relationships, diversity and mental health, these comforting picture books support healthy discussion right from the start.