Lost

It's one of the stories touched my heart even for a bit. Losing a really close friend is heartbreaking and it's so difficult to get over with. Having supportive parents and friends really can help. I like the positivity of this story and I recommend it to kids and kids at heart. I like the illustrations that came along with it.

Cute.

Sweet.

Fun.

I enjoyed it a lot.

Like the illustrations but I wish it was a little bit longer.

The story deals with separation, grief and loss.

The girl loses her most beloved stuff animal and this is a great story on how a child copes with such emotions.

Well done.


Thank you #NetGalley for the ARC.

I selected this title from Netgalley as the premise was one which I felt would be valuable to explore with my own little one as a way of thinking about love and loss…

The book is described as being suitable for ages 3-9 which seems right. It is written in a rhyming format which is appealing to younger children. The illustrations look like they come from a more old fashioned book which should lend the work a more timeless charm and perhaps allow it to age better as it isn’t following current illustrative trends.

The story charts the close relationship between Lucy and her beloved, favourite toy Lou, a giraffe. Any parent of a young child knows the attachment between a little one and their favourite toy and the heartache that can ensue when said toy is misplaced. Poor Lucy must endure a sudden, final and brutal loss of her favourite companion over the side of a cruise ship as the wind wrenches Lou from her grasp. Lou is lost to the vast ocean and Lucy must find a way to live her life without her most loved toy.

Whilst dealing with the loss of a toy, this book is a good entry into discussing the loss of anything or even anyone that we love with the central message being that love carries on even when the person or thing we love has gone. Lucy grieves for her toy but continues to play, learn and grow. She feels pangs of guilt when she has enjoyed herself without having thought of Lou and stabs of heartache that her treasured toy isn’t there to share her joy. This can all be related to how we grieve for a loved one…

I selected this book to explore with my own child as a loved one was seriously ill in hospital and I felt a story about loss and how love endures separation would be a good way of broaching the possibility that we would soon lose a member of our family. I must admit to crying some tears during my initial read through which I did alone to check the material would be suitable to share with my child.

I would recommend this book to anyone needing help to prepare a young child for potential loss of a loved one or to help them cope with the loss of a treasured item.

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This book was such a beautiful and powerful way of talking to children about loss. I know i’ll be buying it for my niece to deal with the loss of her great grandma, and will definitely be buying a copy for any of my future children to help them understand love doesn’t end with loss.

I’m 27 and i’m tearing up at how beautiful this is, so i can’t even imagine how this would have helped me as a child.

I received this ebook in exchange for an honest and fair review. This is a nice picture book talking about losing someone or something that is very important to you. The lesson is simple but well written. The illustrations were very nice. This would be a good book for a classroom library.

Love never ends, and sadness from loss comes and goes.

Loss to a child can be traumatic and if not handled well can be a dysfunction on handling their emotions. Loss can come in many different ways and this resource for parents and their children deal on the loss of a stuffed animal that has given comfort for the child's short life. From the child's perspective,your child will see his/her emotions are not unusual but a tool for growth and maturity. The parents justify their child's pain and joy and that always puts a child at ease. Parents will learn their important role in helping a child feel secure.

A special thank you to BooksGoSocial and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review

A lovely book, some really cute illustrations.
About a little girl who lost her favourite toy - and it has little quotes and advice to help a child deal with loss and grief.
My little girl enjoyed this and asked lots of questions about Lou and where he had gone.

'Lost' is a very sweet children's picture book about a girl who loses her beloved stuffed giraffe. The short story focuses on being grateful for what we had even when it hurts. The illustrations were nice and I really enjoyed the moral of this story. 'Lost' would be a wonderful resource for a child who has lost something beloved to them. I would recommend this book for young children, maybe aged 3-5 years old.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC.

Lost is a very cute children’s book. This book is about an important topic, losing someone or something you care about. The child grieves for her lost stuffed animal. Lost discusses a lot of emotions which is something I don’t think was addressed when I was little. The book ended on a happy note.

The illustrations are great. They are very colorful and well done. I like that the children in the book are diverse.

I recommend Lost to anyone looking for a cute children’s book about loss and grief.

Thank you NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for this book in exchange for an honest review.

A very sweet story of a little girl called Lucy who's lost her favourite toy a Giraffe called Lou. It's about loss, sadness, and remembering the happiness that your favourite thing has given you even if it makes you sad sometimes. It teaches children that it's ok to feel this way and that there's always find memories to look back on with fondness.

A lovely and ultimately heart-warming story that will help Children learn that the things we lose are never truly forgotten or gone. I loved the inclusive illustrations too.

I read this book with my daughter 4 times and we both enjoyed it. The book is about a little girl called Lucy who loses her favourite cuddly toy while she is on holiday.. She was very sad about losing her toy and this made my daughter feel sad.. We spoke about how she would feel if she lost her faviourite toy. As the story went on, Lucy went through many feelings of loss and her family and friends supported her. She was gifted a new cuddly toy which she loved, but she never forgot about her favourite toy, who always had a place in her heart. She learned how to come to terms with her feelings and how to live with loss and grief. At the end of the book there was a happy ending which made me smile.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

I was interested to read this book as it is a good title to have to hand to help children overcome the loss of a loved one. As schools are due to reopen this autumn, I am not sure what trauma may have presented itself in the children's lives that I work with and I want to be prepared to help them come to terms with their loss and understand their emotions.

This is a book which tells them that memories are never lost and that the absent are always in your heart. In the book Lucy ostensibly loses her toy giraffe, Lou, but it is clear that the message is so much more. She has sad days and happy moments and a kind friend gives her a 'replacement toy to help her move on.

Love the rhyme and simple illustrations that carefully use colour to emphasise Lucy's emotions at any given point. Definitely recommend this one!

Lucy loves Lou, her stuffed toy giraffe. They are inseparable. They are lucky enough to go on a memorable cruise with the whole family but the most vivid memory that she brings back shatters her world. While enjoying the scenic view from the deck a big gust of wind blows Lou right from her hands and he plunges down into the bottomless ocean and is irretrievable. Lucy now has to navigate life now without her BFF but can she do it? Luckily she has strong family and friend support to help her manage her emotions and lead her out of her despair.

This book shines a light on emotions that are unveiled when a loved one (close friend, family member, pet etc.) are no longer with you. The author addresses the subjects of loss and grief in a way that will spark conversations and give understanding of what took place and how you can cope with that emptiness inside your heart.

The topic of loss is very sad indeed. The author offers hope at the end of the book by including a happy ending. Losing something or someone you cherish from your physical world is extremely heartbreaking but kids will discover that those gone forever can still be kept alive in their hearts by the treasured memories cultivated while they were there with you.

The illustrations are very well done and they enrich the text greatly. The book is written in rhyme which I discovered half way through the book. I recommend "Lost" and ask you to check out the other books in the Dreambuilt Kids Series. ( This is Book 7 )

Lucy loves her giraffe Lou and takes him everywhere with her, until one day she loses Lou. How will she get over her loss. A wonderful story that teaches children how to cope with loss and that it's ok to be sad and also to move forward and be happy.

The cover drew me to read this book, being that giraffes are my most favourite animal :) A story of a little girl called Lucy and her best soft toy Lou the giraffe. She took him on all her adventures until sadly Lou got lost :( This book explore the feelings of loss and grief in a child friendly way. Thank you for the opportunity to read this book.

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

Lost is a childrens book about a little girl who has a beloved giraffe Teddy who she takes everywhere but then one day on holiday on a cruise ship, he falls from her arms and gets swept out to sea.

This book is a rhyming book to explain love and loss to children and is done so in a cute, understandable way that children will relate to. The language is easy to understand and follow and the story is beautifully done.

A great book to teach little ones about loss and how to deal with it and ways to cope with the sadness we have.

this made me tear up and feel THINGS! a tremendously good book about love and loss.
i really liked the art in this one and felt the message was sent really well yet, easily digestable.

*received for free from netgalley for honest review* Really good kids book about loss, like the art style

We frequently use books to help teach our young kiddos valuable life lessons. It's important to learn that sometimes things get lost, but never forgotten. The illustrations in this book are a nice compliment to the message.