UNCLE SERIES BY MICHELLE HUIRAMA

Explore our curated selection of Michelle's 'Dance' series.

Books and journals designed to help move through grief.

Carefully created books for different ages, offering comfort and support after the loss of a uncle.

A Dance in my Heart

Picture Book for 3 - 5 year olds

When Uncle is no longer here, his love keeps dancing in your heart.

A Dance in My Heart is a gentle picture book for children ages 3–6 who are grieving the loss of a beloved uncle. With tender words and comforting imagery, this story helps little ones understand that while Uncle may be gone, the love he gave never fades.

Through lyrical text and warm reassurance, children are reminded that Uncle’s laughter, his hugs, and the special moments they shared will always live on—quietly, joyfully, in their hearts.

Perfect for families, caregivers, and educators, A Dance in My Heart creates a safe space for children to explore big feelings like sadness, love, and remembrance. This book offers hope, comfort, and the gentle truth that love is forever.

Whether read at bedtime, during quiet moments of reflection, or as part of healing conversations, this story is a companion for children learning to carry the memory of someone they love.

Because even though Uncle is gone,
his love still dances on—
soft, steady, and always near.

A Dance in My Heart was created to gently guide children through the sadness and confusion that comes after the devastating loss of an uncle.

This heartfelt grief and coloring book combines comforting storytelling with creative activities to help kids aged 5 and up express their feelings, cherish their memories, and find reassurance that love never truly fades.

Inside, children will discover:

  • A gentle story about loss, love, and holding on to special memories

  • Beautiful coloring pages designed to calm, soothe, and heal

  • A comforting reminder that even though an uncle may be gone, his love lives on in their heart

Whether read alone, shared with a caregiver, or used alongside therapy, A Dance in My Heart helps grieving children find peace while keeping their uncle’s memory alive—one page, one color, and one tender thought at a time.

Because even when someone you love has passed, the dance of their love stays with you—forever.

A Dance in my Heart

Coloring book for 5 years and up

A Dance in my Heart

Journal for 8 - 10 year olds

When someone as special as an uncle passes away, the world can feel a little colder, a little quieter. A Dance in My Heart is a comforting and creative guided journal designed for children aged 8 and up to gently explore their grief and celebrate the love of their Uncle.

This book offers:
Gentle prompts to help children express their thoughts and feelings
Pages for drawing, doodling, and honoring memories
Simple, heartwarming activities that encourage healing and hope
Encouraging messages to remind them that Uncle's love didn’t disappear—it lives on inside them.

This journal becomes a space where love and memory meet. A soft place to land on hard days.

A Dance in My Heart reminds every grieving child:
Even though Uncle is gone, her hugs still bloom inside you—soft, strong, and forever yours.

Journal for 16 year olds and up

Losing an uncle can feel like losing a mentor, a protector, a friend, or even a second father. His jokes, advice, and presence leave behind a space that feels impossible to fill. For teens, that kind of loss can be confusing, overwhelming, and hard to put into words.

After My Uncle Died: A Guided Grief Journal for Teens was created especially for ages 16 and up, offering a safe space to process the pain of loss while holding onto the love and memories that remain. With honesty and compassion, this journal helps teens navigate the messy, unpredictable journey of grief at their own pace.

Inside, you’ll find:

  • Guided prompts to help express emotions too heavy to say out loud

  • Space to capture memories, stories, and the little things that made your uncle unique

  • Gentle reflections that remind you it’s okay to cry, laugh, or feel both at once

  • Encouragement to notice your resilience and hidden strengths

  • A place to honor your uncle’s life while also creating room for your own healing

This journal isn’t about “getting over it.” It’s about remembering, grieving, and carrying your uncle’s love forward—because his story doesn’t end with goodbye. It continues with you.

When someone you love—like your uncle—dies, the world changes. The laughter feels quieter. The stories feel heavier. The space they once filled feels impossibly big.

This guided grief journal was created for girls aged 14 and up who are learning to live with loss while holding onto love. It’s not here to tell you to “move on” or “be strong.” It’s here to give you space—to write, to cry, to remember, to heal.

Inside these pages, you’ll find gentle prompts, comforting reflections, and creative activities that help you:

Remember your uncle with love, not just sadness.

Explore your emotions safely and at your own pace.

Discover strength, hope, and healing in everyday moments.

Carry his memory forward into your life in meaningful ways.

Each section—Right Now, First Steps, Strengths I Didn’t See Before, Looking Back, Moving Forward, and Carrying Uncle Forward—guides you through the messy, beautiful, and powerful process of grief.

This isn’t just a journal.

It’s a conversation between your heart and his—a way to keep his story, his laughter, and his love alive in every new day ahead. Because grief isn’t the end of love.

It’s the proof that love was real, and that it still lives inside you.

For every girl who’s ever had to say, “My uncle died.”

This is for you—and for him. Always.

Journal for 14+

girls edition

A Dance in My Heart was created for boys who lost that kind of uncle — the one who wasn’t just family, but a mentor, a friend, a role model.

This guided grief journal helps teen boys find their footing again. It’s not about “being strong” or “moving on.” It’s about staying real — giving grief a place to land through writing, reflection, and small steps toward healing.

Across five sections — Right Now, First Steps, Strengths I Didn’t See Before, Looking Back / Moving Forward, and Carrying Uncle Forward — boys are gently guided to:

Write about what hurts without judgment.

Remember the good moments they never want to lose.

Discover quiet strength they didn’t know they had.

Carry their uncle’s legacy forward in their own life.

With honest prompts, short poems, and creative pages to draw or reflect, this journal gives teenage boys the space to grieve, to heal, and to realize that love doesn’t disappear — it just changes how it stays.

For every boy who’s ever whispered, “I miss my uncle,”

this book is a place to keep that love alive.

Journal for 14+

boys edition

Journal for 10+

boys edition

Journal for 10+

girls edition