Elfa and the box of memories
£9.95
SPECIAL OFFER - Buy this book together with A safe place for Rufus and Morris and the bundle of worries for just £25. Find out more.
Memories can be good and bad, happy and sad; those we want to keep alive and others we would rather forget. Looked after children may have more difficult memories that most, because of separation, loss and traumatic events that may have happened in their early lives.
In this charming picture book, Elfa the elephant discovers that sharing her memories and remembering the good things that happened is more helpful than keeping them locked away.
The book reinforces the importance of memories and the part they play in our identities and in making us who we are. Adults can use this story as an aid to doing life story work with children, to help them remember the good times and also the bad, thus helping them deal with troubled pasts.
This book is for young children aged three and above, especially those who are adopted or placed in foster care.
HARD COPY
Reviews
This is a lovely book with colourful illustrations and was a joy to read with my five-year-old. The book helped to uncover some very emotional memories, and best of all, taught my son how to deal with the memories that he didn’t like, and to enjoy the ones that he did. The illustrations in this book are wonderfully bright and they really helped to keep our attention throughout the story. This is a beautifully written book, which while being extremely functional, is an absolute joy to read.
Fiona Hawkins (mother of two), Adoption Today
One of the best ways to help a child understand why they are feeling certain emotions or behaving in a certain way and what the people around them may see and feel too. A great tool to start talking to them about their thoughts and feelings from their personal journey. A great way to introduce life story work.
Emma Park, five stars, Amazon.co.uk