The Sibling Journey Collection
All grieving children deserve to know they aren't alone.
Welcoming a new baby is a milestone filled with anticipation, but when that joy turns to profound loss, helping a young child understand and grieve can feel overwhelming. The Sibling Journey Collection is a tender, beautifully illustrated series designed to support children and families walking through the painful reality of stillbirth, miscarriage, or infant loss.
Through the story of a child learning that their expected baby sibling has died, this collection promotes healthy grief recovery. It provides a safe space for families to grieve together, validates the complex emotions children feel, and addresses the painful loss of the hopes and expectations that come with a new pregnancy. Most importantly, it offers gentle reassurance that the love they hold makes them a big sibling forever.
To best serve each family’s unique healing journey, the same comforting narrative and heartwarming illustrations are available in four tailored editions:
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Goodbye Sister: The English edition for a family grieving the loss of an expected baby girl.
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Goodbye Brother: The English edition for a family grieving the loss of an expected baby boy.
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Adiós Hermanita: The Spanish-language edition for families grieving the loss of an expected baby girl.
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Adiós Hermanito: The Spanish-language edition families grieving the loss of an expected baby boy.
The Sibling Journey Collection frames a devastating farewell around the healing nature of love and memory, offering families a gentle path forward together. Each book includes a customizable dedication page and space to record memories and condolences.
Kimi is looking forward to becoming a big sister. After learning that the new baby has died, Kimi and her family grieve together. Kimi's parents reassure her that she will always be a big sister.
Our Story
In 1992, we were eagerly awaiting Katie's arrival... Sadly, our family experienced a loss that transformed the rest of our lives. I was no longer going to be a big sister, at least, not in the way I expected. I mourned Katie and the relationship I didn't get to have with her. After my adopted brother tragically died in 2020, I set out to create the book I needed as a child.
As an adult, I realized that our family's experience was in no way unique. I wanted to create an evidence-based book that would be both truthful to my experience as a grieving sibling while also serving as a tool for counselors, clinicians, and teachers to talk about infant and child loss in a developmentally appropriate way.
Through partnerships with hospitals, grief centers, libraries, and professional counselors, families now have access to a story that is both beautifully illustrated and suitable for diverse applications in bibliotherapy, counseling, education, and clinical grief support.