Book Categories: Death/Loss

Malika Doray has written and illustrated a unique tale of love, loss, and understanding that will help and comfort anyone…

The young narrator’s best friend, Rudi, is very sick, and it’s hard for her to understand. When Rudi dies, the…

Loaded with positive, life-affirming advice for coping with loss as a child, this guide tells children what they need to…

Samantha Jane misses her father very much. Sometimes the sadness feels so big she is afraid to let herself feel…

Sargeants’s Heaven portrays the heaven that a family created for their son, Sargeant after his death. This warm and touching…

Frightened, lonely, and angry after her father is killed in a car accident, Clare is helped through the grieving process…

This sensitive book offers a comforting and realistic look at some of the critical emotional issues that a child may…

Sophie loves her Grandpa. And her Grandpa loves Sophie. They are best friends. And then one day there is no…

Stacy has mixed feelings about her new sister Ashley, but when the baby dies of sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Stacy…

Answers to questions children ask about death and dying. A gentle explanation for children about death and the funeral. Tells…

When a nine-year-old boy’s beloved big sister dies, he is confused, angry and fearful. For the first time he must…

This story by Leo Buscaglia is a warm, wonderfully wise and strikingly simple story about a leaf names Freddie. How…

The changing nature of their apple tree, as it grows and goes through the seasons, reminds Leigh and Vin of…

Each button on Laura’s memory string represents a piece of her family history. The buttons Laura cherishes the most belonged…

This gentle little book is a place to start talking about death with children. Softly-colored balloons with expressive faces evoke…

Explains death as the inevitable end of life and provides three situations in which children experience powerful emotions when someone close…

When the boy in this story wakes to find that his mother has died, he is overwhelmed with sadness, anger,…

My cat Barney died this Friday. I was very sad. My mother said we could have a funeral for him,…

The touching story, presented in the context of Judaic tradition, of a handyman, Mr. Fixit, who tries to fix his…

The love of music connects a family, even one separated by a death. “My family’s story was played on the…

My daddy died when I was (one…two…) three years old. Today we are out in the garden. It always makes…

This “first experience book” explores the feelings of frustration, sadness, and loneliness that a youngster may feel when a pet dies….