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Here are some books that can help children deal with the death of a loved one. These books can be found in the Easy section of the library, unless otherwise noted.
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Helping Kits are geared toward youth and caregivers who may be experiencing a difficult situation in life, specifically addressed by the topic of the kit. Each individual Helping Kit includes 3-5 picture books on the specific topic, a list of online resources for caregivers, and activities for the child and caregiver to complete together. |
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Just What To Do by Kyle LukoffThis beautiful and compassionate picture book offers an important lesson about how to offer comfort to loved ones by setting aside your assumptions and following their lead.
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The Happy Hut by Tim HopgoodThe children visit Grandpa at his Happy Hut throughout the year, in spring, summer, autumn and even winter. Each season brings its own adventures and shows the hut in a new light each time. This poignant story goes on to depict the family coping with Grandpa Martin's death in a gentle, uplifting manner as they make sure that the Happy Hut stands as a reminder of all the memories they made together.
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Our Lake by Angie KangTwo grieving brothers visit the lake their father took them to for the first time.
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Goodbye: A First Conversation about Grief by Megan MadisonThis book aims to normalize the topic of death by discussing what it means and how it feels to experience loss. It centers around several questions that arise about grief and offers honest, simple ways to answer them.
Please note, this book can be found in the Easy Nonfiction section of the library.
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Love by Corrinne AverissAs Tess worries that her family's love might not stretch as far as the school she is attending for the first time, this story subtly addresses her relatable feelings about anxiety, separation, death, and grief.
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Drawn Onward by Daniel NayeriThis extraordinary and emotional palindrome picture book, in which a grieving young boy braves the dark forest to ask, “Mom, were you glad you were mom?”, gently guides readers through the depth of grief and illuminates what remains when our loved ones are gone.
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Still Mine by Jayne PillemerThis comforting and reassuring picture book for anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one shows how even though your heart hurts and you miss them, they are still there and yours to love, just in a different way.
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Cape by Kevin JohnsonAfter losing the person in his life he loves more than anything, a young child holds onto a cape as a source of comfort and strength as he navigates the sadness and joy of his memories.
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Moonlight Memories by Amanda DavisAfter her mother passes away, Piper uses her new telescope to find a constellation of memories, which she hurries to draw, night after night, before they fade from view, until her room is covered in reminders of her mother's love.
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Missing Mommy: A Book About Bereavement by Rebecca CobbHonest and straightforward, this touching story explores the many emotions a bereaved child may experience as a result of the loss of a parent or loved one, from anger and guilt to sadness and bewilderment.
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Fox: A Circle of Life Story by Isabel ThomasFox teaches her cubs to survive in the wild, until one day she dies. Her body goes back to earth and grass and air, nourishing the world around her, showing that death is also a beginning.
Please note, this book can be found in the Easy Nonfiction section of the library.
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Saturdays Are for Stella by Candy WellinsGeorge loves Saturdays because Saturdays mean time with Grandma Stella. The two of them love going on adventures downtown to visit the dinosaur museum and ride on the carousel! Even when they stay in, George and Stella have fun together, making cinnamon rolls without popping open a tube and sharing the biggest, best hugs. Then one day Stella is gone, and George is ready to cancel Saturdays.
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Maybe Tomorrow? by Charlotte AgellA tender exploration of loss and the power of supportive kindness, empathy and friendship depicts a kindhearted, butterfly-covered gator who helps a mourning purple hippo carry around a shrinking metaphorical block of sadness in the aftermath of a painful loss.
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Helping Kits are geared toward youth and caregivers who may be experiencing a difficult situation in life, specifically addressed by the topic of the kit. Each individual Helping Kit includes 3-5 picture books on the specific topic, a list of online resources for caregivers, and activities for the child and caregiver to complete together. |
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Where are you, Brontë? by Tomie DePaolaTomie DePaola tells the emotional and deeply personal story about overcoming his grief after the loss of his beloved dog, Brontë.
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Bone Dog by Eric RohmannAlthough devastated when his pet dog dies, a young boy goes trick-or-treating and receives a timely visit from an old friend during a scary encounter with graveyard skeletons.
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The Longest Letsgoboy by Derick WilderAs a dog and his little girl go on their final walk together, he gets to experience the sights, smells, and wonders of this world one last time before peacefully passing on. But for such a good boy and his forever friend, that doesn't mean it's the end.
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Benny and Penny in How to Say Goodbye by Geoffrey HayesWhen their salamander friend dies, mouse siblings Benny and Penny learn how to say goodbye.
Please note, this book can be found in the Easy Graphic Novel section of the library.
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Rodney Was a Tortoise by Nan ForlerWhen her beloved pet tortoise, Rodney, dies, Bernadette feels all alone until a special friend helps her overcome her sadness, in this comforting and gently humorous picture book about bereavement and the power of friendship.
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Clark the Shark: Friends Forever by Bruce HaleWhen Clark the Shark disregards his best friend Joey Mackerel's advice about entering a drawing contest to meet his hero, Clark learns valuable lessons about friendship and putting others first when Joey's pet catfish dies.
Please note, this book can be found in the Early Reader section of the library.
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Bear Island by Matthew CordellLouise and her family are sad over the loss of their beloved dog, Charlie. "Life will not be the same," Louise says, as she visits a little island that Charlie loved. But on a visit to the island after Charlie's death, something strange happens: she meets a bear, sad just like her. As Louise visits more often, she realizes that getting over loss takes time.
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Harry & Hopper by Margaret WildOne day when Harry comes home from school, his faithful companion Hopper isn't there to greet him.
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Big Cat, Little Cat by Elisha CooperA big cat who lives alone suddenly must adjust when a new, little cat arrives.
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Dog Heaven by Cynthia RylantComforting and smile-inducing poetic text speculates on the place where all good dogs go, describing Dog Heaven as a wonderful location filled with countless ham biscuits, good meals, lots of petting, and endless stretches of fields to run in.
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The Rough Patch by Brian LiesFarmer Evan and his dog do everything together, especially, in the garden. When his dog passes away, Evan lets his garden fill with weeds until a pumpkin vine brings new hope.
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A Stone for Sascha by Aaron BeckerA little girl mourns the loss of her dog while walking along the beach during a first family vacation without him, discovering polished stones near the shoreline as well as comforting truths, in a poignant, wordless picture book by the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Journey.
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