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Memoirs and biographies dealing with a loved-one's dementia or Alzheimer's; the end of the list has a few books to help young children understand dementia.
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Bettyville: A Memoir
George Hodgman - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A beautifully crafted memoir, rich with humor and wisdom." - Will Schwalbe, author of The End of Your Life Book Club"The idea of a cultured gay man leaving New York City to care for his aging mother in Paris, Missouri, is already... |
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Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir
Roz Chast - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover
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#1 New York Times Bestseller2014 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTIn her first memoir, New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast brings her signature wit to the topic of aging parents. Spanning the last several years of their lives and told through four-color cartoons, family photos, and documents,... |
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Finding Life in the Land of Alzheimer's: One Daughter's Hopeful Story
Kessler, Lauren
Format: Book
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Nearly five million people in the United States are living with Alzheimer's. Like many children of Alzheimer's sufferers, Lauren Kessler, an accomplished journalist, was devastated by the disease that seemed to erase her mother's identity even before claiming her life. But suppose... |
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Ladysitting: My Year with Nana at the End of Her Century
Lorene Cary - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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Lorene Cary's grandmother moves in, and everything changes: day-to-day life, family relationships, the Nana she knew -- even their shared past.From cherished memories of weekends she spent as a child with her indulgent Nana to the reality of the year she spent "ladysitting" her now frail... |
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The Last Ocean: A Journey Through Memory and Forgetting
Nicci Gerrard - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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From the award-winning journalist and author, a lyrical, raw and humane investigation of dementia that explores both the journeys of the people who live with the condition and those of their loved onesAfter a diagnosis of dementia, Nicci Gerrard's father, John, continued to live life on his own terms,... |
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Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat
David Dosa - Hyperion; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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A remarkable cat. A special gift. A life-changing journey. They thought he was just a cat. When Oscar arrived at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rhode Island he was a cute little guy with attitude. He loved to stretch out in a puddle of sunlight and chase his tail... |
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Somebody I Used to Know: A Memoir
WENDY MITCHELL - Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover
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"A brave and illuminating journey inside the mind, heart, and life of a person with early-onset Alzheimer's disease." - Lisa Genova, author of Still Alice Wendy Mitchell had a busy job with the British National Health Service, raised her two daughters alone, and spent her weekends... |
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A Song at Twilight - Of Alzheimer's and Love
Nancy Paddock
Format: Book
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"A Song at Twilight: Of Alzheimer's and Love" is a feature-length memoir by acclaimed Minnesota poet Nancy Paddock. The book tells the story of her parents' descent into the netherworld of Alzheimer's, and the challenges and choices for care that she and her sisters... |
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When It Gets Dark: An Enlightened Reflection on Life With Alzheimer's
Thomas DeBaggio
Format: Book
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With his first memoir, Losing My Mind, Thomas DeBaggio stunned readers by laying bare his faltering mind in a haunting and beautiful meditation on the centrality of memory to human life, and on his loss of it to early-onset Alzheimer's disease. In this second extraordinary narrative,... |
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Below are titles for children who have a loved-one coping with dementia.
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Always My Grandpa: A Story For Children About Alzheimer's Disease
Linda Scacco
Format: Book
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A heartwarming tale describing what it is like to be close to a grandparent who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Through gentle narration and easy-to-understand explanations, this book explains Alzheimer's disease and how it affects children, and families.
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Grandpa and Lucy: a story about love and dementia
Edie Weinstein - Inky Puppy Paws ; 2017 2017
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Edie Weinstein is a ninth grader at Visitation High School in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Edie wrote Grandpa and Lucy for a Girl Scout Silver Award Project to help more people, particularly youth, learn about dementia. She wanted to make it more enjoyable for young people to talk to their relatives... |
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Whats Happening to Grandpa?
Maria Shriver - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Maria Shriver presents a timely, touching story that inspires, guides, and educates--and encourages readers to open their eyes to the memories and the love that our elderly loved ones have to offer. Kate has always adored her grandpas storytelling,... |
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