The hole in my heart

THE

HOLE
IN MY

HEART
Written by Shander
Illustrated by Anton and Shander

THE HHOELAERITN MY

Reading Guide

01 Preread the book

To gauge your own comfort with the content, character

development and word choice

02 Pick a comfortable, cozy spot

Introduce the book
03 "This is a special book I picked out for us to read together"

04 Prepare for questions/comments

Your child may interupt you while reading, do listen
patiently and explore feelings

05 Ask gentle questions

To help your child make connection between their life
experiences and book characters

Words from the author

The Hole In the Heart is a children's
book aimed to help children

explore and understand the feeling
of grief. There will be things that
happen in this life that will make
you feel like you can’t go on. But
each of us have resilience in us.
One day when you look back you
will see that you are unbroken.
When you feel lost, remember the
things that made you feel found. I
hope that this book provide the
reassurance and the comfort

needed for you and your love ones.











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Memories

Draw the person
you miss

“Grief is really just love. It’s
all the love you want to give,
but cannot. All that unspent

love gathers up in the
corners of your eyes, the
lump in your throat, and in
that hollow part of your
chest. Grief is just love with

no place to go.”

JAMIE ANDERSON