Sam and Eddy's Mum died a year ago. With their dad, they helped to make a special book for her. They talk about how they have made a garden of her favourite flowers, and how they remember their mum at home, at school and at her grave.

Sam and Eddy's mum died a year ago and with their dad they helped make a special book for her. They talk about how they have made a garden of her favourite flowers, and how they remember her at home, at school and at her grave.

This book focuses on life of a family a few years after the death of the mother. The book is illustrated by photographs of the family conducting a day in their life. The children spend the day remembering their mother by: caring for her memorial garden at school; making things for their mother's grave; visiting the grave; looking through family photographs and reminiscing. This book is special in the way it shows how memories can be cherished and provide comfort and a sense of continuity. It also shows that grief is a long-term process. Death is not explained, but this is a worthwhile text for its openness, accessibility, and realism. ( )