Moonlight Memories by Amanda Davis Illustrated by Michelle Jing Chan

 

Do you know a child who has lost a loved one and is hurting? Moonlight Memories by Amanda Davis is a beautiful story of grief, loss and healing from a child's perspective. 

Piper is grieving and hurting as her mother passed away. Her father gives her a telescope since she has trouble sleeping. She uses the telescope--and she uses her heart and imagination each night as she looks at the stars. Along with the stars, she sees the memories she made with her mother. Grief takes time and doesn't looks the same for everyone, something that the author points out in the page before and after the story. I thought this was a beautiful story of comfort and hope for a young child. I also liked the beautiful illustrations on each page from Michelle Jing Chan. Moonlight Memories would make a great gift for a hurting child who lost a loved one. While they may not want to grieve the same way, I think they would find comfort in knowing that other children grieve too. Also, this book is not religious, but it is a thoughtful book that anyone could read. 

Moonlight Memories is a beautifully illustrated large hardcover book with a dust jacket. It is 32 pages long, is aimed at children ages four to seven as general guidelines, but that can go either way depending on the child. This book measures about 9 1/2 by 10 1/2 inches in size, so it is a large beautiful book.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions within this review are my own.