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The Memory Book

A reassuring story about understanding dementia
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The Memory Book by Louise Gooding is a heartwarming children's book that explores themes of family, memory, and the passage of time. It follows a young protagonist who learns the importance of cherishing memories as they navigate changes in their family life. The story beautifully captures the bonds between generations and highlights how preserving memories helps keep loved ones close.
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A reassuring story about the love between a little girl and her grandma, with practical information to help young children understand dementia and the changes it can bring.

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"A helpful book for families affected by dementia." - CARERS UK

I love visiting my grandma. We read together, play her piano, feed the birds in the garden and we love looking through her big box of photos . . .

But when Grandma starts to forget who the people in the photographs are, Mum explains that Grandma is living with something called dementia. She says, "Grandma is still the person we know and love, she's just a little different now . . . "

A reassuring story about the love between a little girl and her grandma, with practical information to help young children understand dementia and the changes it can bring.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526363763

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 May 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wren & Rook

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Erika Meza
  • Illustrated by Erika Meza

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 248.0mm

Height: 274.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Louise Gooding (Author)

Louise Gooding is a children's writer who lives in Switzerland with her partner and three children. Always a keen reader and writer with an overactive imagination, it was no surprise that after many years working in children's entertainment Louise channelled her energy and creativity into writing books for children. Louise is keen to help increase the visibility of disabled, and neurologically diverse people in children's books, being a proud ADHDer herself, with a neurodiverse family and her first book, Just Like Me, published in 2021.

She also enjoys exploring family relationships and Louise's second book, Remember When, is based on her own relationship with her grandmother and experience with dementia.

Erika Meza (Illustrator)

Erika was born in Mexico and developed a taste for eclairs in Paris before moving to the UK to teach drawing. She won a scholarship to study in L'Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs, where she learned to combine bold colour and mark-making with poetry. When Erika isn't drawing you'll find her plotting ways to teach her cat to play the piano.

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