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Death, Dying & Grief - Books for Children -

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Related booklists: Death, Dying & Grief, Feelings - Books for Children, Death & Grief - Helping Children & Young People, Death and Grief - Books for Young Adults, Children and Trauma,

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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 17 books in this booklist

  • Cover image of book We Need to Talk About Death: An Important Book About Grief, Celebrations, and Love by Sarah Chavez and Annika Le Large
    We Need to Talk About Death: An Important Book About Grief, Celebrations, and Love - by Sarah Chavez and Annika Le Large

    £9.99   paperback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9781838993375 | ISBN 10: 1838993371

    An educational book that helps grieving children understand what happens when we die, and celebrates the traditions people around the world use to honor the dead.  Death is an important part of life, and yet it is one of the hardest things to tal ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Circles in the Sky by Karl James Mountford
    The Circles in the Sky - by Karl James Mountford

    £12.99   hardback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781529502572 | ISBN 10: 1529502578

    A beautiful and sensitive exploration of grief, loss and hope from Karl James Mountford, in his much-awaited author-illustrator debut.  One day, Fox is drawn to something in the forest – it’s something small, something silent, perhaps for ... more

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  • Cover image of book Only One of Me: A Love Letter From Dad by Lisa Wells, Michelle Robinson and Tim Budgen
    Only One of Me: A Love Letter From Dad - by Lisa Wells, Michelle Robinson and Tim Budgen

    £7.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781802581614 | ISBN 10: 1802581618

    Most of us can’t imagine having the time we spend with our children cut short, but this is the reality being faced by mother of two Lisa Wells, who was diagnosed with terminal bowel and liver cancer in December 2017 at the age of 32.  Only One ... more

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  • Cover image of book Only One of Me: A Love Letter From Mum by Lisa Wells, Michelle Robinson and Catalina Echeverri
    Only One of Me: A Love Letter From Mum - by Lisa Wells, Michelle Robinson and Catalina Echeverri

    £7.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781802581607 | ISBN 10: 180258160x

    Most of us can’t imagine having the time we spend with our children cut short, but this is the reality being faced by mother of two Lisa Wells, who was diagnosed with terminal bowel and liver cancer in December 2017 at the age of 32.  Only One ... more

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  • Cover image of book Mum
    Mum's Jumper - by Jayde Perkin

    £8.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781911496199 | ISBN 10: 1911496190

    If Mum has gone, how do you carry on?  Missing her feels like a dark cloud that follows you around, or like swimming to a shore that never comes any nearer. But memories are like a jumper that you can cuddle and wear. And Mum's Jumper might be a way ... more

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  • Cover image of book My Nana
    My Nana's Garden - by Dawn Casey, illustrated by Jessica Courtney-Tickle

    £6.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781787416635 | ISBN 10: 1787416631

    Grandmother's Garden is tangled with weeds, "Wildflowers, says grandma, food for the bees."   A little girl visits her grandmother in summer and winter, and together they explore the wonders of Grandmother's garden.   One day, Grandmother i ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Building Boy by Ross Montgomery
    The Building Boy - by Ross Montgomery

    £6.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9780571314102 | ISBN 10: 0571314104

    All at once, it was as if the stars leapt closer. Grandma grabbed the boy, raising him high above the rooftiles on her head. She was alive!   The boy's grandma was a famous architect. Her garden is still full of old building materials. Unwilling ... more

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  • Cover image of book Grandad
    Grandad's Island - by Benji Davies

    £6.99   paperback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781471119958 | ISBN 10: 1471119955

    After the phenomenal success of The Storm Whale and On Sudden Hill, this new book by Benji Davies deals with the emotional topic of losing a grandparent.  Subtly told, this beautifully illustrated book tackles a difficult subject with great sens ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Memory Tree by Britta Teckentrup
    The Memory Tree - by Britta Teckentrup

    £6.99   paperback   (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781408326343 | ISBN 10: 1408326345

    A beautiful and heartfelt story about the death of a loved one and the memories that comfort those left behind.   Fox has lived a long and happy life in the forest. One day, he lies down in his favourite clearing, takes a deep breath, and falls as ... more

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  • Cover image of book Badger
    Badger's Parting Gifts - by Susan Varley

    £7.99   paperback   (2013) - ISBN 13: 9781849395144 | ISBN 10: 1849395144

    Badger is so old that he knows he must soon die, so he does his best to prepare his friends. When he finally passes away, they are grief-stricken, but one by one they remember the special things he taught them during his life. By sharing their memori ... more

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  • Cover image of book My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher
    My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece - by Annabel Pitcher

    £7.99   paperback   (2013) - ISBN 13: 9781780621869 | ISBN 10: 1780621868

    Narrated by ten year old Jamie, a stunning debut novel about the tragedy that tears apart his family after a terrorist attack, and how they rebuild their lives.  Ten-year-old Jamie Matthews has just moved to the Lake District with his Dad and his ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Little Flower Bulb: Helping Children Bereaved by Suicide by , illustrated by Loki and Splink
    The Little Flower Bulb: Helping Children Bereaved by Suicide - by , illustrated by Loki and Splink

    £10.99   paperback   (2011) - ISBN 13: 9781847302601 | ISBN 10: 1847302602

    The Little Flower Bulb tells the story of Jamie, his mum and his twin sisters, and of how Jamie comes to deal with the death of his father.  Suitable for children aged 3 to 8, this beautifully illustrated book will be helpful for parents when ta ... more

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  • Cover image of book Michael Rosen
    Michael Rosen's Sad Book - by Michael Rosen and Quentin Blake

    £7.99   paperback   (2011) - ISBN 13: 9781406317848 | ISBN 10: 1406317845

    A heartbreakingly honest account of a father's grief for his son from the illustrious pairing of two former Children's Laureates. Very occasionally the term non-fiction has to stretch itself to accommodate a book that fits into no category at ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Heart and the Bottle by Oliver Jeffers
    The Heart and the Bottle - by Oliver Jeffers

    £6.99   paperback   (2010) - ISBN 13: 9780007182343 | ISBN 10: 0007182341

    Award-winning picture book star Oliver Jeffers explores themes of love and loss in this life-affirming, uplifting tale, due to be featured in a major motion picture.  Once there was a girl whose life was filled with wonder at the world around ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Savage by David Amond, illustrated by Dave McKean
    The Savage - by David Amond, illustrated by Dave McKean

    £6.99   paperback   (2009) - ISBN 13: 9781406319859 | ISBN 10: 1406319856

    "There was a wild kid living in Burgess Woods. He had no famly and he had no pals and he didn't know where he came from and he culdn't talk. His wepons were old kitchen nives and forks and an ax. He was savage. He was truely wild." Blue Baker is writ ... more

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  • Cover image of book Grandma and Grandpa
    Grandma and Grandpa's Garden - by Neil Griffiths, illustrated by Gabriella Buckingham

    £6.99   paperback   (2008) - ISBN 13: 9781905434091 | ISBN 10: 190543409x

    Grandma and Grandpa loved being together in their beautiful garden. They loved it too when their granddaughter Lucy visited and they taught her many gardening skills. Sadly, these long, happy days were not to last, but memories of them would live on. ... more

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  • Cover image of book Goodbye Mog by Judith Kerr
    Goodbye Mog - by Judith Kerr

    £6.99   paperback   (2003) - ISBN 13: 9780007149698 | ISBN 10: 0007149697

    Mog was tired. She was dead tired... Mog thought, 'I want to sleep for ever.' And so she did. But a little bit of her stayed awake to see what would happen next.  Mog keeps watch over the upset Thomas family, who miss her terribly, and ... more

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