Bereavement and Grief for Young Readers

Updated November 20, 2023
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When dinosaurs die : a guide to understanding death
Brown, Laurene Krasny.
Paper Book
For over 25 years, families have used When Dinosaurs Die to explain death, dying, and coping with grief and loss -- from the creators of the beloved Dino Tales: Life Guide for Families series, which has sold over 1.5 million copies. Straightforward and comprehensive, this...
The goodbye book
Parr, Todd
Paper Book
This title shows readers the emotions they might feel after a loss, and that someone will always be there to support them. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO.
All from a walnut
Paquette, Ammi-Joan
Paper Book
When Emilia finds a walnut one morning, Grandpa tells her the story behind it: of his journey across the ocean to a new home, with only one small bag and a nut in his pocket. "I planted my little tree in good brown soil, so it would grow strong here forever." "In this house?...
Remembering Ethan
Newman, Lesléa
Paper Book
One of Bank Street's 2021 Best Children's Books of the Year Ethan. Ethan. Ethan. Sarah misses her adored big brother with all her heart. She wants to celebrate all the fun times she and her parents spent with him. But ever since Ethan died, Mommy and Daddy won't mention...
A sky of diamonds : a story for children about loss, grief and hope
Gibbs, Camille.
Paper Book
When Mia learns that her mother has died, all the colour in her world changes to a dreary grey. She feels guilty, angry, sad and lost (sometimes all at once!), and she doesn't know what to do to feel better. Little by little, with the help of her Dad, Mia learns how to cope with her difficult...
The memory string
Bunting, Eve
Paper Book
Each button on Laura's memory string represents a piece of her family history. The buttons Laura cherishes the most belonged to her mother--a button from her prom dress, a white one off her wedding dress, and a single small button from the nightgown she was wearing on the day she died. When the...

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