Dancing with Memories

By: Sally Yule, Cheryl Orsini (Illustrator), Maggie Beer (As told to), Ralph Martins (As told to)

Hardcover | 6 July 2022

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An intergenerational children's picture book about living with dementia.

Meet Lucy.

Lucy lives with dementia.

She wishes she didn't, but she does.

Her brain has changed, but she is still Lucy.

Thank goodness she has a brain AND a heart.

A moving and heartfelt picture book for young children and their families, to help them navigate the changes that come with living with Alzheimer's disease.

About the Author

Sally has worked in health and aged care for more than twenty-five years. With her siblings and care team, she supports her parents who live with dementia. Dancing with Memories is her first children's book and seeks to give children agency and understanding as they support people living with dementia in their family or community. Sally lives in Sydney's Inner West with her husband Rod.

About the Illustrator

Cheryl Orsini is the much-loved illustrator of The Fairy Dancers, The Tales of Mrs Mancini and The Magic Bookshop. She has illustrated more than thirty children's books, and her work regularly appears in magazines and exhibitions.

Industry Reviews

' Dancing with Memories empowers young people and their families to better understand dementia. It is a must-read.'
Professor Ralph Martins Foundation Chair in Ageing and Alzheimer's Disease at Edith Cowan University WA, and Professor of Neurobiology at Macquarie University NSW.

'This is a beautiful book - how lovely is Lucy! I'm delighted my lunch box recipes are included, as food full of goodness and flavour gives us joy ... just as Lucy does.'
Maggie Beer cook, author and past Senior Australian of the Year

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