The Goodbye Tree
The perfect insight into grief and loss with pathos and understanding, for kids aged 5-8
$20.80
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2026
Summary
A moving and insightful story of creating a memorial for a loved one, from award-winning author Pip Harry
One summer morning, Nick and his family wake up early, and gather precious things to take with them. Today, they will plant a tree - a tree that will reach towards the sun and bring shade to those who rest beneath it. Together they will sow the seeds of a living memorial to someone who has gone before them, but will never be forgotten.
The Goodbye Tree…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760658168 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760658162 |
| Author: | Pip Harry, Christina Booth |
| Publisher: | Walker Books Australia |
| Imprint: | Walker Books Australia |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 402g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 257mm x 268mm |
| Audience Age: | 5-8 |
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Critics Review
Another poignant, deeply personal and poetic book. Just beautiful. This book will be a beacon for many. * abbys_fabulous_library via instagram *
The Goodbye Tree is a poetic and insightful story of a family coming together in grief, and shows how loss can be source of unexpected gifts. If you believe that picture books are only for young children, then read this book! Beautiful, heartbreaking, and heartwarming…. this is a book about grief, but also about remembering the person who has left us, and creating a space for ongoing memories. This is a book for readers of all ages… and it is a story to be shared and cherished… just like our loved ones. * fhclibrary via instagram *
What I admire most about this book is its tenderness. It doesn’t shy away from the sadness of grief, yet it never feels overwhelming. Instead, it offers comfort, hope and the reassuring reminder that love continues to grow, even after goodbye. Christina Booths are stunning. Rich with warmth and emotion, they perfectly capture both the heaviness of loss and the quiet beauty that can emerge alongside it. This is a story about remembering. About family. About finding light in difficult moments. And about how something as simple as planting a tree can become a living symbol of love, connection and hope. * abbys_fabulous_library via instagram *
This isn’t a book about making grief less painful. It’s about showing children that love doesn’t disappear when someone does. That remembering is important, and that there are gentle, beautiful ways to keep someone close in your heart. Every page is beautifully illustrated, with soft, heartfelt artwork that perfectly matches the tenderness of the story. * vanesajosevski.author via instagram *
A beautiful book for opening up conversations about grief with children. And just like the tree, their grief grows and changes shape over time, while the memory of the person they love remains. * loveforreading via instagram *
Pip Harry
Pip Harry is an Australian author and journalist who lives on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Her acclaimed young adult, middle grade, and picture books have won the CBCA Book of the Year and been shortlisted for the NSW and Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, ABIA Awards, and Indie Book Awards. Pip works as a content producer for a youth homelessness organisation and loves to swim, eat gelato, and travel. She is passionate about children’s literacy and the life-changing power of reading and stories.
Christina Booth is an author and illustrator who works from her bush studio in Tasmania, Australia. Trained as a teacher and painter, she loves that she makes up stories and colours for a living. Christina started her literary career illustrating for great Australian authors such as Max Fatchen, Colin Thiele, Christobel Mattingley, and Jackie French. Many of Christina’s books have been CBCA Notables, and her 2009 picture book Kip was a CBCA Honour Book. She won the 2014 Environment Award for Children’s Literature for Welcome Home, and her 2019 title One Careless Night was shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards and won the Environment Award for Children’s Literature and the Whitley Book Award.
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