This much-needed picture book about navigating the difficult experience of pregnancy loss meets young readers at their level to offer a tender look at grieving someone who never entered the world.
Raya canât wait for her baby sister to arrive. Sheâs already got a nameâNuraâand Raya is certain theyâll be best friends. Sheâs got all kinds of plans for things theyâll do together like run through the sprinklers, play dress-up, and give piggyback rides.
But one day, Mama returns from the doctor with tears in her eyes. Nura wonât be coming home after all. Raya feels confused and sad, like all the love she has for Nura is trapped inside her. With the help of family, friends, and her school counselor, though, Raya finds a way to grieve this loss and to share the love sheâll always feel for her sister.