Can't praise this enough. Whether you're grieving, or depressed, you'll feel at least a little bit better to know that somebody else gets it. No matter if you're 7, 17, or 77. Even if you're doing just fine, I bet you know somebody struggling... and this might help you to better understand them.

I've read it twice now. I really should own a copy.
Maybe shelve it with [b:Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened|17571564|Hyperbole and a Half Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened|Allie Brosh|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1409522492s/17571564.jpg|24510592]. ( )

This is a tough book to review. It’s an honest and poignant look at grief, and it’s told in simple language, bit by bit, for children to read and understand. Inspired by the author’s grief at the death of his son, this story tells of a man struggling to pick up the pieces of his life. There is no overarching plot, but the book touches on different aspects of the man’s life in the time of sadness. Little things that were once simple are now impossible, and even the most mundane parts of life are changed and painful. Disturbing, raw, powerful, and vivid, this is the kind of book that stays with you long after you’ve read the last page.

This beautiful book written by the author who lost his son. It is hauntingly beautiful, with wonderful illustrations of Quentin Blake. And when Michael Rosen is sad thinking about his son, he remembers things that remain, including Eddie waking along the street simply laughing, laughing and laughing.

While it is difficult to capture grief, the combination of Rosen and Blake do a very credible job of depicting sadness, and ways used to cope with overbearing sadness.

Highly recommended. ( )

My son brought this home from school and I adored it. It's a beautifully written and illustrated description of grief and depression that manages to be simple but also deep and resonant. Wonderful. ( )

Heartwrenching. Beautifully sad and , and still somehow comforting. ( )