Kelsey Cecil 10/19/26 Kelsey Cecil 10/19/26

How to Make a Family Memory Book With Your Kids After Someone Dies

Name: Grieving My Parents by Finishing My Mom's Children's Book
Uploaded: 2026-10-11T15:48:12+00:00
Description: Kelsey Lizee Cecil on losing both parents and publishing Rally Takes the Train, the children's book her mom always wanted to write.

A family memory book for kids is a simple book of photos, stories and pages your child helps make about the person who died, so they have something they can hold, read and add to as they grow. Start with a few pages, not a finished masterpiece. Let your child choose what goes in, ask relatives for stories, and keep it on a shelf where little hands can reach it.