Sign-In
Cart
I Miss...
Paperback
Publisher Price: $12.99
Publisher: Lovely Life Library
Published: Aug 10 2026
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.22
Height: 0.08 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
A tender, sensory picture book honoring the bittersweet feelings of a child during a hospital stay-and the power of memory to bring comfort when home feels far away.
When a hospital stay keeps a young child away from home, the days can feel long, quiet, and uncertain. Expressed through gentle sensory memories-the cool wind on her skin, the rough tongue of her dog Cleo, the touch of her mother's hand, and the cozy warmth of her own bed-this quiet story gives voice to the unspoken longing every child feels when they are separated from the things they love.
Featuring intimate graphite pencil illustrations highlighted by soft, selective watercolor touches, this story gracefully bridges the reality of pediatric medical care with the vibrant colors of a child's imagination.
This comforting story is an essential resource for:
- Children navigating hospital stays, chronic illness, surgery, or extended pediatric care.
- Parents, caregivers, and families looking for gentle ways to validate complex feelings of nostalgia and sadness.
- Child Life Specialists, pediatric nurses, counselors, and hospital libraries building therapeutic reading collections.
- Loved ones searching for a warm, meaningful get well soon gift that offers emotional support.
A reassuring, compassionate embrace for young patients, this story reminds every reader that even when we are away from home, the love and memories we carry are always right beside us.
Also in
General Juvenile Fiction
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One the Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One)
Riordan, Rick
Paperback
The Truth about Stacey: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #2): Full-Color Edition
Martin, Ann M.
Paperback
Dawn and the Impossible Three: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #5): Full-Color Edition Volume 5
Martin, Ann M.
Paperback
Kristy's Great Idea: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #1): Full-Color Edition
Martin, Ann M.
Paperback
Anne of Green Gables, 3-Book Box Set, Volume I: Anne of Avonlea; Anne of the Island; Anne of Green Gables
Montgomery, L. M.
Paperback
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Sea of Monsters, The: The Graphic Novel
Riordan, Rick
Venditti, Robert
Paperback
Mary Anne Saves the Day: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #3): Full-Color Edition
Martin, Ann M.
Paperback
Claudia and Mean Janine: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #4): Full-Color Edition
Martin, Ann M.
Paperback
Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot (Captain Underpants #12)
Dav Pilkey
Hardcover
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Three the Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Three)
Riordan, Rick
Paperback
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories 2: From the Creator of Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Kinney, Jeff
Hardcover
Dog Man: Big Jim Believes: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #14): From the Creator of Captain Underpants
Pilkey, Dav
Hardcover
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, Book 6): Volume 6
Rowling, J. K.
Hardcover
Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #1)
Sutherland, Tui T.
Paperback
Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #11): From the Creator of Captain Underpants
Pilkey, Dav
Hardcover
Investigators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: Sew Much Trouble
Hastings, Christopher
Green, John Patrick
Hardcover
Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #12): From the Creator of Captain Underpants
Pilkey, Dav
Hardcover