We Were Gonna Have a Baby, But We Had an Angel Instead
Written by: Pat Schwiebert. Illustrated by: Taylor Bills. This a book about a grieving child after learning about the death of their unborn sibling. I like that the child is…
Solidarity Team Page
…of my identity. When studying for my MLS in the dim distant past (1998ish) my research project was an annotated bibliography of books about death and grief for children and…
Exploring te ao Māori Through Picture Books Blog Post
…woman. And, finally, the respect – and grief – shown by Palmerston North Boys High School, in the all-school haka performed when the hearse of a teacher arrived for his…
Asking Autistics: Three Late-Diagnosed Autistic Women Share Their Stories Blog Post
…feelings about her own mental and physical health (and grief) following a miscarriage, the loss of her parents, and a cancer diagnosis, became something thousands of people worldwide began to…
Clare’s Goodbye
…and saying goodbye to their home. Although not about death, change and moving house creates its own measure of grief. Ages: 3 to 5 years old / 5 to 7…
Death is Stupid
Written and illustrated by: Anastasia Higginbotham. Powerful, simple, direct — and honest. In words children can understand, expressed perfectly. This is a wonderful book for those dealing with grief and…
Lift-the-Flap First Questions and Answers: Why Do Things Die?
Written and illustrated by: Katie Daynes. A simple, direct book about death and grief. The flaps add interest, but also depth to the explanations. Ages: 3 to 5 years old…
AB Kids: Halfway through the year Blog Post
…my part. There was very little chance I was going to be coherent or awake enough to do my sessions live. I read books on sadness and grief, which is…
You Are The Color
…an evocative story about the Palestinian refugee experience during al-Nakba, or “The Catastrophe,” of 1948. Follow Thaer as he discovers the power of art to transform grief into hope, and…
Inside Out: Sadness Blog Post
…by Kimberly Gee. I’M SAD by Michael Ian Black & Debbie Ridpath Ohi. As well as these books, we have a series of posts on books about death and grief,…