Auntie's Bangles

Theo’s cousin Rama has come to stay, something she has often done in the past, but things are different now because Theo’s auntie has recently died. Rama is so very sad, and Theo doesn’t know how to cheer her up. Theo misses Auntie too, she was always such fun, whether dancing at weddings or cooking delicious food with her colourful bangles jingling.

Eventually Theo and Rama find ways to remember Auntie together, through the books she gave as presents and by dancing together while wearing Auntie’s bangles.

This is a simple, warm picture book about coping with grief after the loss of a loved one. It may provide reassurance for children trying to help a close friend or relative who is experiencing loss, particularly by indicating the power of celebrating fond memories of the loved one.