The Hug Blanket

One day, Dad told me that Nana had died suddenly. I didn’t know what to do. Everything felt wrong. People said she had gone to a better place. I wondered how she could go to a place that was better than here with me. Book Features. A book to help children understand grief. ; Chris Gurney's sensitively written prose shows children it's okay to feel sad, and that we can find comfort in simple things. ; Evocatively illustrated by award-winning illustrator Lael Chisholm, with vibrant colours and flowing lines. ; For fans of Rasmas by Elizabeth Pulford and Jenny Cooper, and Old Hu-Hu by Kyle Mewburn and Rachel Driscoll.; .