The Memory Tree, 9781506496641
Hardcover
Remembering loved ones and finding joy during holidays after loss.

The Memory Tree

A Holiday Grief Book

$43.08

  • Hardcover

    32 pages

  • Release Date

    13 October 2025

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Summary

From the author and illustrator of The Memory Box, the best-selling children’s book about grief, comes a new picture book to help and comfort families celebrating their first holiday season after the loss of a loved one.

Grief is challenging for children and families any time of year, but during Christmas or other family-focused holidays, the death of a loved one can bring especially difficult feelings. In The Memory Tree, a child struggles with the …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781506496641
ISBN-10:1506496644
Author:Joanna Rowland, Thea Baker
Publisher:Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Imprint:Beaming Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:32
Release Date:13 October 2025
Weight:454g
Dimensions:15mm x 261mm x 262mm
Series:Memory Box
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Critics Review

“This book does a great job addressing the difficulties that holidays can bring, but also how to embrace that time while experiencing loss. It’s realistic and hopeful, providing different ways for people to move forward and could also be adapted to other cultures.” –The Child Mind Institute, The Best Kids’ Books About Mental Health of 2025

About The Author

Joanna Rowland

Joanna Rowland grew up in Sacramento, California, where she still lives today with her husband and three children. She teaches kindergarten by day and writes picture books at night. In the summer, you’ll find her at the pool coaching synchronized swimming or cozying up with a book. She is the author of The Memory Box: A Book about Grief; The Memory Book: A Grief Journal for Children and Families; Stay Through the Storm; When Things Are Hard, Remember; and Big Bear Was Not the Same.

Thea Baker grew up in a country town in England. She is currently living in Australia and working internationally as a children’s illustrator. Thea obtained her BA (Hons) Degree in illustration at Falmouth University. Her dissertation was on the subject of grief in children’s books.

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