Golden Flowers for Little Dragon follows a dragon familys journey through loss and grief following the death of the youngest sibling, Little Dragon. Covering life before Little Dragon dies, his death, and then the period of time after his death, the book supports children preparing for or coping with the death of a sibling, including those with rare or undiagnosed conditions. By focusing on how Little Dragons brother and sister are affected by his illness and death, the book normalises confusing emotions that may seem overwhelming to a child faced with these circumstances. The book also includes an information section, written by a paediatric palliative care nurse, incorporating questions for children to work through with adults. "This beautifully written story gently explores the most difficult of topics, the death of a sibling. It is clearly structured, allowing children to recognise themselves and their brother or sister at different times through expected death, immediate bereavement and into the future. I look forward to recommending this book to families in the future and only wish it had been around for many families in the past." Dr Jo Griffiths, Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Medicine & Community Child Health, Swansea Bay University Health Board.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 6-12 years.

There are 200 pages in this book. This book was published in 2021 by The Book Guild Ltd .

Dr Ffion Jones , PhD English Literature (Bangor) is an author and illustrator of several children's picture books. Gareth P. Jones lives and works in London. He writes in his free time when he's not working at Cactus TV.