The Tide by Clare Welsh
An award-winning and vividly illustrated story about families, laughter and how we can help a loved one with dementia live well. For ages three to six years.
Grandpa Forgets by Suzi Lewis-Barned
A picture book with a simple story about caring for a relative who has dementia, including positive ways of relating to them. Aimed at ages three years and above
My Book about Brains, Change and Dementia by Lynda Moore, illustrated by George Haddon
This book breaks down misconceptions about dementia and speaks directly to children aged under 5 about the realities of the disease, using age-appropriate language in an engaging and informative way. Age 3-5
Elmer and the Gift by David McKee
Elmer’s love, patience and respect for his Aunt Zelda and Grandpa Eldo makes for a heart-warming depiction of family life with elderly relatives, and deftly deals with themes relating to dementia with love and respect. Age 3-5
The Memory Book: A reassuring story about understanding dementia by Louise Gooding, illustrated by Erika Meza
A reassuring story about the love between a little girl and her grandma, with practical information to help young children understand dementia and the changes it can bring. Age 4-6
I Remember by Jeanne Willis
George’s granny is quite forgetful. Sometimes, she can’t even remember George’s name. But George doesn’t mind. Together they play in the garden, dance, and share chocolate biscuits. Age 3-5
Me and Mrs Moon by Helen Bate
Maisie and Dylan love Mrs Moon. She picks them up from school every day and they have great fun together. But then things start to get strange: a coat without sleeves, old socks as Christmas decorations, a missing dog, an imaginary folk band…
The children want to help, but what should they do for the best? Age 7 – 10
The Stickleback Catchers by Lisette Auto
Mimi adores her wild, fun, full-of-life Gran. Then Gran starts forgetting things. Suddenly there are cracks appearing all around their home – and a mysterious black crow – both of which only Mimi seems able to see.
Mimi is determined to solve the mystery. Luckily, she has new friends to help: Titch and Nusrat. Together, they’re the Stickleback Catchers: solvers of puzzles and seekers of adventure. Age 9 – 12
Talking to the Moon by S.E. Durrant
Iris’s grandmother, Mimi, has started to put jam on her scrambled eggs and tie blue ribbons around her fingers to remind her of stuff. Her house, always full of things, is becoming harder and harder to navigate, and when Iris goes to stay, she feels as if a whole life is becoming muddled up. As her grandmother’s memory fades, a mystery is uncovered. Who is Coral, and what happened to her? Age 9-12
Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eager
When Carol and her family move to his deserted ranch to transfer her grandfather to a care home, Carol struggles to cope with the suffocating heat and the effects of her grandfather’s dementia. Bees seem to be following her around, but the drought means this is impossible. She must be imagining things. Yet when her grandfather chooses her as the subject for his stories – tales of a magical healing tree, a lake, and the grandmother she never knew – Carol sees glimmers of something special in what her parents dismiss as Serge’s madness. Age 11-12
The Stories Grandma Forgot (and How I Found Them) by Nadine Aisha
Twelve-year-old Nyla’s dad died when she was four, or that’s what she’s been told. So when Grandma Farida insists she saw him in the supermarket, Nyla wonders if she is ‘time-travelling’ again – the phrase she uses when Grandma forgets. But when Grandma asks Nyla to find her dad and bring him home, Nyla promises that she will. Age 9-11