Recollect Reading

Combat and manage the symptoms of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, from memory loss to disorientation with this practical activity book. From physical activities to crafts and puzzles, The Memory Activity Book provides those with memory loss and their carers with ideas, tools and guidance. Wheth...

Sometimes, a person's brain gets sick with a disease called dementia.' What does dementia do to the brain? What changes might we notice if a parent or grandparent has the disease? How might we feel about it and what can help? This book breaks down misconceptions about dementia and speaks directly...

Twelve-year-old Nyla's dad died when she was four, or that's what she's been told. So when Grandma Farida insists she saw him in the supermarket, Nyla wonders if she is 'time-travelling' again - the phrase she uses when Grandma forgets. But when Grandma asks Nyla to find her dad and bring him hom...

I love visiting my grandma. We read together, play her piano, feed the birds in the garden and we love looking through her big box of photos. But when Grandma starts to forget who the people in the photographs are, Mum explains that Grandma is living with something called dementia. She says, "Gra...

This large-print picture book is packed with black and white photographs of Australian life between 1940 and 1970, including Australian places, leaders, famous people, homes, transport and children, as well as Australia at war. Each picture has a brief descriptive caption in large print. It will ...

The picture book of flowers is filled with full-colour, high-resolution photos that depict the delicate beauty of flowers. Thumbing through it with your loved one is a calming activity that will engage their mind at the same time it encourages them to relax. Seeing these beautiful photos may enco...

This book is filled with carefully-curated, full-colour, high-resolution photos depicting the beauty and tranquility of butterflies. Thumbing through this picture book is an excellent activity that will capture the attention of your loved one and encourage relaxation. Families, caregivers, and me...

This endearing picture book is designed for people with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. If someone you love is finding it difficult or frustrating to read books but they still enjoy the calm, relaxing pleasure of turning the pages, this book is for them. Seeing these charming photos of k...

This book is filled with carefully-curated, full-color, high-resolution photos depicting the beauty and wonder of rainbows. This is a no-text book, with nothing to distract your loved one from their enjoyment of the photos themselves. Immersed in this eternal symbol of renewal and hope, your love...

Rose is in her eighties and has dementia, but she's not done with life just yet. Alternately sharp as a tack and spectacularly forgetful, she spends her days roaming the corridors of the aged-care facility, ruminating on the staff and residents and enduring visits from her emotionally distant chi...