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Ice cream with grandpa : a loving story for kids about Alzheimer's & dementia / by Laura Smetana ; illustrated by Elizabete B.P. de Moraes.

ISBN: 9781737140924
ISBN: 1737140926
Physical Description: 44 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Publisher: Woodridge, Illinois : Flying Cardinal Press ; 2022.
Copyright: &copy;2022

Smetana, Laura, (author.). Moraes, Elizabete B.P. de, (illustrator.). Cowan, Diane Snyder, (author.).

Summary:

After his beloved grandpa's health declines and he receives a diagnosis of dementia, a grandson must navigate the changes in their relationship. Through it all, he learns that Grandpa is still Grandpa, and their bond deepens and sweetens through a shared love of ice cream. Written from a child's point of view, it chronicles the changes in their relationship as his grandpa moves to assisted living, then memory care, and eventually hospice. Based on the author's own experience with her father and son, the engaging story addresses these challenging topics with a kind, age-appropriate approach while providing tools to help children maintain meaningful relationships with loved ones with the disease. Includes a guide for parents on talking to kids about dementia, hospice, death, and grief. While the book specifically deals with Alzheimer's and dementia, its themes are universally applicable to helping children understand the changes in and loss of older relatives and loved ones.