Skip to content
The Laugh (Hardback)
  • The Laugh (Hardback)
zoom

The Laugh (Hardback)

(author), (illustrator)
3 Reviews Sign in to write a review
£12.99
Hardback 32 Pages
Published: 02/03/2023
Free UK delivery on orders over £25, otherwise £2.99
  • In stock

Usually dispatched within 1-2 days

Free UK delivery on orders over £25, otherwise £2.99
  • This item has been added to your basket
Waterstones Says

Accompanied by warm, comforting illustrations from Ayse Klinge, Evans' beautifully touching picture book about a young girl finding her laugh again after the death of her mother is the ideal resource to help small children come to terms with the grieving process.

Once there was a lady with the loveliest laugh in the world. She and her daughter share big loud belly laughs, quiet giggles, and sometimes secret laughs between just the two of them.Until one day, the lady dies, and her laugh goes away with her.

At first it seems impossible to go on without the lady - but when the little girl finds her laugh again, she knows that, no matter what, the memories and love that they shared will always be there. This reassuring and beautifully illustrated picture book is the perfect way to open up conversations about grief and loss with little ones.

Publisher: Flying Eye Books
ISBN: 9781838740825
Number of pages: 32
Dimensions: 270 x 230 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS

Simply yet powerfully told, The Laugh is a beautiful, gentle story with tender and expressive illustrations, and a comforting message about the ways we hold loved ones close even when they're no longer with us. - Harry Woodgate, author of 'Grandad's Camper'

Tender, delicate and joyful. A story of loss, illustrated and told with real emotion. - Jarvis, creator of The Boy with Flowers in His Hair

[The Laugh] talks honestly about death and at the same time it celebrates life. It provides comfort that life will improve without in any way diminishing the loss. - Chris Haughton, author of 'A Bit Lost'

You may also be interested in...

We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Added to basket
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Added to basket
Stick Man
Added to basket
Paperback
£7.99
Jonty Gentoo - The Adventures of a Penguin
Added to basket
Paddington
Added to basket
Board book
£7.99
The Gruffalo
Added to basket
Board book
£7.99 £6.49
We're Looking for the Perfect Hug
Added to basket
Oi Dinosaurs!
Added to basket
Hardback
£12.99 £9.99
The Gruffalo
Added to basket
Dog Man 12: The Scarlet Shedder
Added to basket
Dear Zoo
Added to basket
Board book
£7.99
The Oak Tree
Added to basket
The Baddies
Added to basket
Paperback
£7.99 £6.49
Tiddler Foiled Edition
Added to basket
Big Bearded Bookseller

“Kind and honest look at bereavement”

I received this a while back for a review, but found with everything that was going on it was just to much for me at that time.
The Laugh is a bright and lively book about loss and grief and about ways to remember... More

Hardback edition
Helpful? Upvote 6

“Beautiful book which focuses on grief and feeling”

This is such a beautiful book where the illustrations beautifully harmonise with the story being told.

This looks at love , loss and grief through the eyes of a child remembering their mother and the warmth of... More

Hardback edition
Helpful? Upvote 4

“A beautifully gentle picture book about love and loss.”

The Laugh is such a beautifully gentle story about love and loss. The illustrations are incredible and provide a gorgeous accompaniment to this story which teaches children about the sadness of loss whilst reminding... More

Hardback edition
Helpful? Upvote 3

Please sign in to write a review

Your review has been submitted successfully.