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Children's books about grief and loss

Gently explain death and guide kids through loss with these thoughtful picture books.

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Cover image for Going Home
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Going Home

Simon Howe

$25.99
In stock at 8 shops
Cover image for Gone
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Gone

Michel Streich

$26.99
In stock at 4 shops
Cover image for The Invisible String
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The Invisible String

Patrice Karst, Joanne Lew-Vriethoff (illus.)

$16.99
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Cover image for Beginnings and Endings with Lifetimes in Between
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Beginnings and Endings with Lifetimes in Between

Robert Ingpen,Bryan Mellonie

$17.99
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Cover image for Grace and Mr Milligan
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Grace and Mr Milligan

Caz Goodwin

$15.99
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Cover image for This Is Not a Sad Book (But It's OK to Feel Sad)
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This Is Not a Sad Book (But It’s OK to Feel Sad)

Elizabeth Vercoe

$24.99
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Cover image for My Grief Comfort Book
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My Grief Comfort Book

Brie Overton

$32.99
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Cover image for The Hole
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The Hole

Lindsay Bonilla

$19.99
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Cover image for Everything, Still - a book about grief, and the way love continues
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Everything, Still - a book about grief, and the way love continues

M. H. Clark, Claire Lemp (illus.)

$29.99
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Cover image for Little Dinosaurs, Big Questions
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Little Dinosaurs, Big Questions

Swapna Haddow

$29.99
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Cover image for Badger's Parting Gifts: 35th Anniversary Edition of a picture book to help children deal with death
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Badger’s Parting Gifts: 35th Anniversary Edition of a picture book to help children deal with death

Susan Varley

$16.99
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Cover image for Grow Big, Little Seed
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Grow Big, Little Seed

Bec Nanayakkara, Sarah Capon (illus.)

$24.99
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Cover image for The Invisible Leash: A Story Celebrating Love After the Loss of a Pet
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The Invisible Leash: A Story Celebrating Love After the Loss of a Pet

Patrice Karst

$16.99
In stock at 3 shops
Cover image for A Kids Book About Grief
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A Kids Book About Grief

Brennan C. Wood

$27.99
In stock at 4 shops
Cover image for Duck, Death and the Tulip
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Duck, Death and the Tulip

Wolf Erlbruch (Author)

$16.99
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Cover image for Grandpa and the Kingfisher
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Grandpa and the Kingfisher

Anna Wilson, Sarah Massini (illus.)

$24.99
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Cover image for Bird is Dead
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Bird is Dead

Tiny Fisscher

$29.99
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Cover image for Small Things
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Small Things

Mel Tregonning

$29.99
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Cover image for The Heart and the Bottle
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The Heart and the Bottle

Oliver Jeffers

$16.99
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Cover image for When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide To Understanding Death
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When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide To Understanding Death

Laurie Krasny Brown,Marc Brown

$16.99
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Cover image for The Memory Tree
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The Memory Tree

Britta Teckentrup

$16.99
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Cover image for The Goodbye Book
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The Goodbye Book

Todd Parr

$29.99
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Cover image for Michael Rosen's Sad Book
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Michael Rosen’s Sad Book

Michael Rosen

$16.99
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Cover image for Wherever You Are My Love Will Find You
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Wherever You Are My Love Will Find You

Nancy Tillman

$14.99
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Cover image for The Tenth Good Thing about Barney
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The Tenth Good Thing about Barney

Judith Viorst

$19.99
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Cover image for Let's Talk About When Someone Dies: Starting conversations with children about death and bereavement
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Let’s Talk About When Someone Dies: Starting conversations with children about death and bereavement

Molly Potter

$26.99
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Cover image for If All the World Were...
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If All the World Were…

Joseph Coelho

$21.99
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Cover image for A Leaf Called Greaf
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A Leaf Called Greaf

Kelly Canby

$24.99
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Cover image for What Happens Next?
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What Happens Next?

Shinsuke Yoshitake

$19.99
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Cover image for The Grief Rock
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The Grief Rock

Natasha Daniels

$38.99
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Cover image for Cry, Heart, But Never Break
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Cry, Heart, But Never Break

Glenn Ringtved

$24.99
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Cover image for We Need to Talk About Death
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We Need to Talk About Death

Sarah Chavez, Neon Squid

$27.99
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Cover image for There's a Ghost in the Garden
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There’s a Ghost in the Garden

Kyo Maclear

$29.99
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Cover image for Bertolt
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Bertolt

Jacques Goldstyn

$33.99
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