The Rainbow Sprite Snuggler helps open a space for bereaved parents to talk about child loss with their little one. Gifts like these lead to discussion and understanding, enabling a stronger connection with the ones you love – because while a rainbow does not negate the storm, it provides hope for the future.

We love this gift because it is extremely hard to talk about child loss. Bereaved parents report being avoided in grocery stores and know that their anguish can make people uncomfortable. Gifts that open doors to discussion and understanding enable human connection and love. So that’s why we love it.

Perfectly Imperfect Family beautifully demonstrates how a brother loves, honors, and includes his sister, who died before he was born, in the family’s special days and every day. Perfectly Imperfect Family acknowledges the stigma associated with pregnancy loss, infant death, sibling grief, and including a baby who has died by demonstrating loving ways in which a family can continue to celebrate their beloved baby.

In Elizabeth McCracken’s ninth month of pregnancy, she learned that her baby boy had died. How do you deal with and recover from this kind of loss? Of course, you don’t–but you go on. And if you have ever experienced loss or love someone who has, the company of this remarkable book will help you go on.

With humor and warmth and unfailing generosity, McCracken considers the nature of love and grief in this inspiring memoir. She opens her heart and leaves all of ours the richer for it.