The Rabbit Listened
Written and illustrated by: Cori Doerrfeld. This is a simply worded story that presents the importance of listening to before reacting to someone going through trauma. This book presents a…
The Girl with the Parrot on Her Head
Written and illustrated by: Daisy Hirst. When she loses her best friend for ever, Isabel, the girl with the parrot on her head, is angry and decides it’s better to…
Michael Rosen’s Sad Book
Written by: Michael Rosen. Illustrated by: Quentin Blake. This is me being sad. Maybe you think I’m being happy in this picture. Really I’m being sad but pretending I’m being…
The Hug Blanket
Written by: Chris Gurney. Illustrated by: Lael Chisholm. Also available as TE PARAIKETE KAUWHI nā Ngaere Roberts ngā korero i whakamāori (translated into te reo Māori by Ngaere Roberts). It…
Saturdays Are For Stella
Written by: Candy Wellins. Illustrated by: Charlie Eve Ryan. A story about the circle of life, and the comfort found in continuing and passing on traditions. George loves Saturdays, because…
If All the World Were…
Written by: Joseph Coelho. Illustrated by: Allison Colpoys. If all the world were memories, the past would be rooms I could visit and in each room would be my grandad….
Missing Mummy
Written and illustrated by: Rebecca Cobb. Told in the first person by a young child struggling to understand the death of their mother. Emotions are simply told and explained, and…
Always and Forever
Written by: Alan Durant. Illustrated by: Debi Gliori. Otter, Mole, and Hare struggle to continue after the death of their father-figure, Fox. They share memories, which make them miss him…
Luna’s Red Hat: An Illustrated Storybook to Help Children Cope With Loss and Suicide
Written and illustrated by: Emmi Smid. It doesn’t really pull many punches in the anger and hurt Luna feels after her mother’s suicide, but offers simple, child-appropriate, messages about why…
An Ordinary Day
Written by: Elana K. Arnold. Illustrated by: Elizabet Vukovic. A beautiful and gentle demonstration of the circle of life, of beginnings and endings, and how normal — how ordinary, yet…