Spring 2025

Starred Review You'll Find Me

  • Interest Level: Kindergarten - Grade 3
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

Loss becomes remembrance in this book that offers tender ways to pay tribute to, and meaningfully incorporate, a loved one’s lost presence into present and future life experiences.

Be it departed friends, family, pets, and more, memories can carry us beyond the precious moments we have together to keep the ones we loved before in mind forever. Throughout the book, the omnipresent narrator encourages thoughtful reflection on the empty spaces left by the loss. The gentle scenes portrayed inspire recovery from sadness and honor those who are absent. This lyrical, heartful story provides consent and gently encourages readers to move to a place of peace and acceptance despite the absence.

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978-1-4338-3126-3
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Interest Level Kindergarten - Grade 3
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Picture Books
Category SEL: B Self-Management, Social Emotional Learning
Copyright 2020
Publisher Magination Press, American Psychological Association
Imprint Magination Press — American Psychological Association
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2025-01-01
Text Type Fiction
BISACS JUV039030, JUV015030, JUV039050
Dimensions 8 x 10
Features Original artwork, Reviewed, and Starred Reviews

Reviews

Starred Review Kirkus Reviews

“Death is a particularly difficult topic to discuss with children, but this book helps to broach the subject gently and with respect for young people’s sensibilities. . . . An excellent choice for children who are dealing with the loss of a loved one or just learning about death.”—starred, Kirkus Reviews

School Library Journal

“At a time when many kids are facing the loss of a loved one due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this title offers a reassuring take on the topic. . . . Reflecting the gentle tone of the book, the illustrations are soft and warm and are primarily in pastel colors. These show kids with a range skin tones engaging in various activities—playing the piano, picking flowers, reading, sitting at a beach, sledding. In most of the pictures, the kids are smiling as they appear to be remembering their lost loved one, creating a hopeful vibe.”—School Library Journal