This was a short, but sweet story about a little girl who is curious to learn about her Grandpa who died before she was born.

Death and grief can be difficult topics to discuss, even as adults, and I think this book has done a wonderful job at helping to introduce these concepts to young children in a sensitive way that is easy for them to understand.

A great book to have on the shelf for all young children who have lost a close family member when they were very young, or before they were born.

Thank-you Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles, Kind World Publishing and Netgalley for a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review

Thank you so much to Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles, Kind World Publishing for the chance to read and review this children's book prior to release.

This book is about a young girl who is curios about her grandpa who died before she was born. She goes on a mission to learn as much about him as possible and discovers a lot about his hobbies and who he was as a person.

As someone who never knew either of my grandpas, this book really resonated with me. This would be a perfect book to help explain heavy topics to kids in a light way.

This book will be available for purchase on August 30th.

Death is hard for adult to understand. It is. However, this is a beautiful story introducing children to loss and explaining (as best as we can) what death means to those we love and those we leave behind. Beautiful illustrations and a gentle story, this little girl learns all about her grandfather from those who knew him best. She never has met him but she knows him...from the stories and talks she has with her loved ones. It's a lovely sentiment and leaves you filled with peace. Bravo to a lovely story that tackles difficult topics with grace, humility, and empathy.

I found this book incredibly moving. It’s hard when someone so important passes away before your kids are born. You want to make sure the kids “know” them but it can be a hard concept for them to understand. My dad died when my middle daughter was very young and before my youngest was born. They know Papaw because we talk about him all the time. This book will be a great way to get them talking. There are a few questions in the back that will help the kids feel connected.

My father in law died before my oldest was even a project, so this is the kind of story that they (my son and daughter) can relate, I did like very much the drawings and the way the story went, it gave us opportunity of talking about what was going on the story and how did that compare to our experience with their own grandfather.

Thank you NetGalley for the free ARC and this is my honest experience.

This is a very heartwarming book about a little girl who wants to learn more about her grandfather, who passed away before she was born. I think it handled the concept of death very well. It's a very sweet story and would be great for younger kids as it does a great job of talking about loss in a delicate and appropriate way.

I read this book with my daughter tonight before bed and had to take a few breaks to compose myself. My father-in-law passed when she was just 11 months old and this is exactly the kind of book I’d like to have on her bookshelf to help keep his memory alive for her. She spent a long time scrolling through the pictures on her own which was fun for the both of us. I appreciated the age appropriate discussions of big topics. Beautiful read!

(I received an ARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.)

This is a short, but very sweet story about a young girl who did't get to meet her grandfather, because he died before she was born. Therefore, she gets to learn about him from stories that different members of her family tell her. They also make activities celebrating and honoring his life, which I found quite endearing.

I definitely think this book could be very useful to introduce young children to the concept of death, as it touches on the subject in a very respectful and age-appropiate manner.

I’ve Never Met My Grandpa is a book about a child figuring out who her grandpa, who is no more, was as a person because she has never met him. This book is definitely a good guide for parents to talk to children about death. Understanding a person through different people’s views and feelings helps children relate to them. I think this should be an essential read for children - not just to get their deceased family members better, but also to understand the grief, pain and other emotions that come with death.

The illustration style is pretty simple, sort of like how kids would draw humans and I guess it worked well with me since the book is focused on a heavy topic - but may not be enjoyed with some adults reading the book.

Thanks NetGalley and Kind World Publishing for giving me an ARC of this book.

This was a really cute picture book addressing a theme that I'm sure a lot of young readers will be able to relate to. We follow a young girl on her journey to try and learn more about the grandfather she never met as he died before she was born. The childlike innocence and confusion about death is depicted really well by the author, as is the grief of the adults surrounding our main character. This is a heartwarming book which I think would be specifically powerful for children who may be able to relate and I'd definitely recommend it.

We don't always find books about grandfather-grandchild relationship where the grandchild has not met the grandfather. This book will resonate with many kids in the classroom who have never seen their grandfathers. Highly recommend!

Lovely little book about getting to know someone after they have died, the concepts of death and loss and family ties. Emotional but very sweet and gentle with great conversation starters. The illustrations and colours are really nice too. The writing flows smoothly and was very beautiful. I think this is one that both children and parents will really enjoy.

This is a story about a child's search for meaning and relational connection that is connected to the death and loss of her beloved Grandpa whom she has never had the opportunity to meet.

She is very curious to know all about him. Unfortunately he passed away before she was born. She determines in her heart to gather all the information she can about him through memories, memorabilia, stories, and family traditions. She then lovingly pieces together the amazing man she so longs to know.

Her journey leads her to conclude that maybe she doesn't have to meet her Grandpa face-to-face after all. Her labour of love of wanting to unveil his character and how much he is revered by her family assures her that her Grandpa will always be in her heart as he is in the hearts of the other family members that knew and interacted with him.

Debut author Shannon Zigmund bases this story on her own loss and parenting experience. Young readers are introduced to the feelings of love and grief, two subjects that will surely spark conversations and questions around both themes.

This book is a wonderful resource to help children process emotions after losing a loved one even if they have never met that loved one. The illustrations enrich the text and I highly recommend this book.

This was an excellent book to help young children understand death of a family member. The little girl has never met her grandpa because he died before she was born. She starts to realize that she does know many things about him, his likes, his hobbies, his love for his family. She knows much since her family has told her stories about Grandpa. She knows that even though she can’t see and talk with her Grandpa, he is always in her heart. This was a heartfelt book, that I think would help a child better process not having a family member, but ways to feel a strong connection to that person.

Thank you NetGalley, Shannon Zigmund, and IBPA for an ARC of this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an electronic copy to read in exchange for an honest review.

I have three children who have never met their grandpa. He passed away before they were born. It pains me to think about the lost relationships. They would have ADORED each other. This book is a lovely reminder that they can still know their grandpa, just in different ways.

This book was equally heartbreaking and uplifting. As someone who never met my own grandfather, he died just a year before I was born, Zigmund has created a beautiful story that can help open up a dialogue about these big questions with little people.

In an age appropriate way, the author explanations the concept so that it seem less frightening and more understandable. The main character is curious and has many questions about what her grandfather was like. I love how it encouraged conversations about family members who have died, and doing it in a loving way that keeps their memory alive by sharing happy memories. Children want to feel connected to them and by showing how similar they are to their lost loved ones can make them feel closer to them.

This story was both entertaining and educational, which can be a tricky balance to maintain in a children’s book, and I will be suggesting it to teachers whenever possible. Incorporating difficult to navigate topics such as this into children's picture books is a tried and true way to teach an important life skill in a way that is fun. This would be an amazing addition for classroom libraries, counselling offices and more.

This is a sweet preschool picture book for children who hear a lot about a loved one they never got to meet (or a loved one who died before they had a chance to remember them). The book shows how families miss, recall and honor a lost loved one by remembering foods they loved, songs they played, trails they rode on their bike, and so on -- and passing that information on to a new generation who didn't get to know the lost loved one. It addresses the way children can feel left out because they didn't get to meet someone who is clearly so important to the family -- but ends with a reassuring message about how we can still know people through the stories we hear about them, even if we never get to meet them. There is one line about "heaven or something like that" that will surely open up a line of questioning from any child paying attention, but this book is made to evoke those kinds of conversations.

Obviously this book made me think of my son, who died when his daughter was 2. When we last saw our granddaughter, she was 5 and admitted that she didn't really remember her Dada anymore. We assured her this was fine, that we would help her know what he was like through the stories we told about him. It seems especially sad that she is not in our lives to hear any stories about what her Dada was like as a child, and reading this book made me feel that sadness with an extra pang.

Thanks to Netgalley and Kind World Publishing for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

"I've Never Met My Grandpa" is a touching book about grief and loss for children. It covers a range of emotions and topics surrounding a family's grieving process years after a person has passed away, in a way that a child can understand. Above all, I love the author's decision to use the word IS to describe the grandpa instead of was, such as "He is brave" not "He was brave". The artwork is beautiful. I wholeheartedly recommend this book and will be buying a copy for the library and I personally will be buying a copy for myself.

This is a sweet book about a little girl who’s grandpa passed before she was born. The little girl learns about her grandfather from her parents. She learns about his favorite music, sports, foods, and activities. She sees her mom cry about him sometimes. Ultimately, the little girl realizes that she has met her grandpa, through the beautiful memories and stories that her family has shared with her.

Pass the tissues please! I read this to my 4-year-old twin girls and had a hard time holding it together! One of my twins heard the wobble in my voice while reading and hugged me.

The discussion questions were amazing. We talked about the great grandpa they never knew, and the big brother who passed when he was a baby.

This is a valuable resource that can help children better understand and process emotions we feel after losing a loved one, even a loved one we never met.

Thank you to Kind World Publishing and NetGalley for the digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book, much like the title suggests, is about a little girl who was born after her grandfather passed away and thus she has never met her grandpa. Through the stories told my family members and pictures around the house she does have an idea of who her grandfather was. I think that sometimes as adults we don't realize that children can experience grief or mixed emotions in regards to people they have never met. This can be an important topic of conversation between families and young children who often hear things about relatives that have passed. I would recommend this book to families and support workers of children in the age 4-8 range. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this great book!