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AnOrdinaryDay
ElanaKArnold
Anordinarydayinanordinaryneighborhood turnsouttobeextraordinaryinthisstoryabout newlife,death,andfamily
DanceLikeaLeaf
AJIrving
Ashergrandmother'shealthdeclines,ayoung girlbeginstotaketheleadintheircozyshared autumntraditions
All From a Walnut
Following a family tradition, Grandpa gives Emilia a walnut and together they plant and care for it, but as her little nut grows into a tree, Grandpa begins to slow down until one sad day
Emilia has to say goodbye
Dadaji's Paintbrush
Rashmi Sirdeshpande
Once,inatinyvillageinIndia,therewasa youngboywholovedtopaintHelivedwithhis grandfather,whotaughthimtopaintwithhis fingersAfterhisgrandfatherdies,theboy noticesalittleboxwrappedinstringwithanote thatread:"FromDadaji,withlove,"withhis grandfather'sbestpaintbrushtuckedaway insideButhefeelshewillneverwanttopaint againWilltheboyovercomehisgriefandfind joyinpaintingandhisdadaji'smemoryagain?
TheFuneral
MattJames
Normaandherparentsaregoingtoher great-uncleFrank'sfuneral,andNormais moreexcitedthansadSheislooking forwardtoplayingwithherfavoritecousin, Ray,butwhenshearrivesatthechurch, sheisconfrontedwithritualsandideasthat haveneveroccurredtoherbefore.
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TheGoodbyeBook
ToddParr
Illustrationsandbrieftextrelatehowa personmightfeelwhentheylose someonetheylove
Saturdays are for Stella
Candy Welling
George loves spending Saturdays with his grandmother, Stella. One day, Stella is gone and George is ready to cancel Saturdays--until a new addition to the family arrives and George finds a way to honor the memories of his beloved grandmother
Sitting
Shiva
Erin Silver
Inthisgorgeouslyillustrated,deeplymoving picturebook,ayounggirllearnsaboutthe practiceofsittingshivaafterhermotherdies.
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Where Do They Go?
Julia Alvarez
Children wonder what happens to their loved ones after death
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Lost in the Clouds
Tom Tinn-Disbury
Whenwelosesomeone,wewishwecould stillsee,feel,andhearthem.Billymisseshis mummyverymuchHelikestoimagineshe isalwaysaroundhim,upintheclouds
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Lifetimes:theBeautifulWayto ExplainDeathtoChildren
BryanMellonie
Lifetimesisamovingbookforchildrenofall ages,evenparentstooItletsusexplainlife anddeathinasensitive,caring,beautiful wayWithlarge,wonderfulillustrations,ittells aboutplantsAboutanimalsAboutpeopleIt tellsthatdyingisasmuchapartoflivingas beingborn.Ithelpsustoremember.Ithelps ustounderstand
Where the Sky Lives
Margaret Dilloway
Strugglingwithgriefoverheruncle'sdeath, twelve-year-oldamateurastronomerTuesday Bealsmakesadiscoverythatcouldsaveher favoriteastronomyspotsinZionNationalPark fromthethreatofanewhousingdevelopment.
WhatHappensWhenaLovedOne Dies?:OurFirstTalkAboutDeath
JillianRoberts
Whetherchildrenareexperiencinggriefand lossforthefirsttimeorsimplycurious,itcanbe difficulttoknowhowtotalktothemabout death
The Shape of Thunder
Jasmine Warga
Estrangedfromthebestfriendwhosebrother killedhersisterinaschoolshooting,agrieving Corareceivesamessageonhertwelfth birthdayfromherfriend,askingforherhelp withcreatingatimeportaltopreventthe tragedy
MORE BOOKS ABOUT LOSS:
Saying Goodbye to Lulu I P Demas
Bear and Bird I P Skofield
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When Grandfather Flew I YF MacLachlan King and the Dragonflies I J Callendar
is Stupid I POR Higgenbotham
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