 | Death and Grief Books for Young Children |
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Picture Books (JE)
| Aliki | The Two of Them (grandfather) |
| Bley | And What Comes After a Thousand? (friend) |
| Boyden | The Blue Roses (grandfather) |
| Brisson | I Remember Miss Perry (teacher) |
| Brown | The Dead Bird (pet) |
| Bunting | Rudi's Pond (friend) |
| Burleigh | Good-bye, Sheepie (pet) |
| Burningham | Granpa (grandfather) |
| Buscaglia | The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages |
| Carlstrom | Blow Me a Kiss, Miss Lilly (elderly friend) |
| Carrick | The Accident (pet) |
| Carson | You Hold Me and I'll Hold You (great-aunt) |
| Castellucci | Grandma's Gloves (grandmother) |
| Chichester Clark | Up in Heaven (pet) |
| Cochran | The Forever Dog (pet) |
| Cohen | Jim's Dog Muffins (pet) |
| Cooke | The Grandad Tree (grandfather) |
| De Paola | Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs (grandmother) |
| Demas | Saying Goodbye to Lulu (pet) |
| DiSalvo-Ryan | A Dog Like Jack (pet) |
| Doray | One More Wednesday (grandmother) |
| Durant | Always and Forever (friend) |
| Ehrlich | Maggie and Silky and Joe (pet) |
| Fox | Sophie (grandfather) |
| Fraustino | The Hickory Chair (grandmother) |
| Goble | Beyond the Ridge (grandmother) |
| Harris | Goodbye, Mousie (pet) |
| Henley | Gram's Song (grandmother) |
| Hill | The Bug Cemetery (pet) |
| Himler | Six Is So Much Less Than Seven (pet) |
| Howard | Murphy and Kate (pet) |
| Howe | Kaddish for Grandpa in Jesus' Name, Amen (grandfather) |
| Joosse | Ghost Wings (grandmother) |
| Kaplan | Waiting to Sing (mother) |
| Krishnaswami | Remembering Grandpa (grandfather) |
| Leiner | Mama Does the Mambo (father) |
| London | Liplap's Wish (grandmother) |
| Loth | Remembering Crystal (friend) |
| Luenn | A Gift for Abuelita: Celebrating the Day of the Dead (grandmother) |
| Monk | Blackberry Stew (grandfather) |
| Newman | The Best Cat in the World (pet) |
| Nielsen-Fernlund | Mormor Moves In (grandfather) |
| Pank | Under the Blackberries (pet) |
| Parker | Jasper's Day (pet) |
| Partridge | Big Cat Pepper (pet) |
| Penn | Chester Raccoon and the Acorn Full of Memories (friend) |
| Plourde | Thank You, Grandpa (grandfather) |
| Puttock | A Story for Hippo: A Book About Loss (friend) |
| Reagan | Always My Brother (brother) |
| Rylant | Cat Heaven (pet: also, Dog Heaven) |
| Santucci | Anna's Corn (grandfather) |
| Schneider | Good-bye, Vivi! (pet and grandmother) |
| Schotter | In the Piney Woods (grandfather) |
| Spalding | Bottled Sunshine (grandmother) |
| Varley | Badger's Parting Gifts (friend) |
| Viorst | The Tenth Good Thing About Barney (pet) |
| Wallace | Mavis and Merna (friend) |
| Walsh | Sammy in the Sky (pet) |
| Warfel | The Blue Pearls (mother) |
| Wells | The Language of Doves (grandfather) |
| Wild | Harry & Hopper (pet) |
| Wild | Old Pig (animal) |
| Wild | Toby (pet) |
| Williams | The Long Silk Strand (grandmother) |
| Wood | Grandad's Prayers of the Earth (grandfather) |
| Wood | Old Coyote (animal) |
| Woodson | Sweet, Sweet Memory (grandfather) |
| Zolotow | The Old Dog (pet) |
Parent/Teacher Collection
| PT/JE Clifton | Everett Anderson's Goodbye (father) |
| PT/JE Cohn | Molly's Rosebush (baby) |
| PT/JE Coville | My Grandfather's House (grandfather) |
| PT/JE Napoli | Flamingo Dream (father) |
| PT/JE Raschka | The Purple Balloon |
| PT/JE Schick | Mama (mother) |
| PT/JE Sgouros | A Pillow for My Mom (mother) |
Last Updated: 12/11
