Remembering Nanny (Milly and Tom’s First Funeral) – Hard back

Remembering Nanny is a gentle book to help grown-ups prepare and support young children who will be attending a  funeral service

When someone special dies, children often feel confused, sad, worried, or unsure of what is happening. They may not always have the words to explain their feelings. This beautifully written story helps children understand those feelings and the ritual of preparing for and attending a funeral service in a calm, reassuring, and age-appropriate way.

The story follows Milly and Tom as they prepare for and attend their first funeral after the death of their beloved Nanny. Through warmth, honesty, and family connection, they become familiar with what they may see at a funeral, how different people express emotions, and why remembering someone special can bring comfort.

Carefully written by Gail Eaton-Briggs and beautifully illustrated by Katherine Richardson, this heartfelt book offers practical emotional support for children while helping adults begin meaningful conversations about loss, feelings and the gatherings we know as funerals

Ideal for:

• families preparing children for a funeral
• children navigating bereavement
• parents and grandparents
• counsellors and psychologists
• schools and teachers
• funeral homes and celebrants
• hospital and school social workers
• bereavement services
• support organisations for children experiencing loss

Families searching for a children’s book about grief, a funeral book for children, or a gentle book about death for kids will find this resource comforting and helpful.

The book can be read before a funeral to help children know what to expect, or afterwards to support reflection, questions, and healing conversations.

Remembering Nanny reminds children that while life changes after loss, love and memories remain.

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Gail Eaton-Briggs is a trusted funeral celebrant and a steady, reassuring presence for families navigating some of life’s most tender moments. Through her work with children and parents, she has witnessed firsthand how deeply young hearts feel loss, and how much they need reassurance, language, and permission to express what’s inside.

Using her background in early education and care, Remembering Nanny was born out of Gail’s desire to help parents gently prepare their children for saying goodbye and to know that every emotion, sadness, confusion, anger, and laughter is welcome and okay.

With warmth, practical wisdom, and a deep respect for children’s emotional worlds, Remembering Nanny creates a space where grief can be spoken about honestly and held with care, supporting adults to walk gently with their children during difficult times.

Gail lives in Tasmania and continues to walk alongside families as they honour, remember, and celebrate the lives of those they cherish.

Gail is also the author of Conscious Grit: From Stuck to Unstoppable, holds a Bachelor of Social Science (Human Services) and is a Master Trainer with the About My Brain Institute®.

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