In Sophia N. Lee’s remarkable picture book, Holding On, we meet a delightful granddaughter and her beloved Lola (the Tagalog word for grandmother). Lola loves to tell her granddaughter “If you want to hold on, you gotta sing your songs”, and Lola’s house is full of music and memories. Along with photos, special objects, favorite foods, and stories, Lola’s songs are how she remembers and shares her life and loved ones. Isabel Roxas’ beautiful illustrations, made from colorful, warm, and inviting mixed media collage, depict Lola’s music in all its forms – the singing, dancing, and listening to records and the radio – and how that music is at the heart of the family. The granddaughter also notices days when Lola does not remember. “When Lola is quiet. And still.” On those days, the granddaughter does the singing, “letting her know it’s okay if she doesn’t remember sometimes”. Then we see Lola join in, too. Holding On is a wonderful book for children, ages 4-8, and their caregivers. With its hopeful, loving look at how a family – a grandchild in particular – copes with the changes that go along with aging and memory loss, this picture book may also be especially meaningful and comforting to families experiencing the memory loss of a loved one.