Always There by Krystaelynne Sanders Diggs and Nikki Woods Jones deals with the difficult topic of grief. This book is simple and engaging and would be a great book to read to a young child after the loss of a loved one.

As a teacher and parent, I love to use literature to help facilitate conversation on difficult topics. This is a book I would add to my classroom library to let parents borrow as a resource in a time of loss.

The pictures are colorful and engaging. I liked that there were resources in the back to help parents and teachers understand the natural progression of grief in children and a section on when to seek help. The section on ways to help your child provides a great list of ideas that parents can use to create an emotional safe environment for their kids to express their emotions.

As a teacher parents often ask me for help in how to talk to their young child and this book would be such a great resource to have on hand to help me provide them with resources. I will definitely pick up a copy for my classroom and recommend this book when asked for resources on grief for children.

I gave it 4 out of 5 stars because I think I would have liked to see the main character go through the different stages of grief a little more. I think that would be helpful for young children to see and have examples of.

Thank you Netgalley and the author and illustrator of this book for allowing me to voluntarily read it and provide my honest opinion on it.