Looking for a way to have a conversation with your child or teen about the loss of a loved one or something special to them? Written by an expert in sociology and veteran educator, this book was created to assist children and teens in expressing themselves and reflecting on an unexpected traumatic life experience. This […]
Children's Books (Pre-K to 5th Grade)
A Terrible Thing Happened
A Story for Children Who Have Witnessed Violence or Trauma
This gently told and tenderly illustrated story is for children who have witnessed any kind of violent or traumatic episode, including physical abuse, school or gang violence, accidents, homicide, suicide, and natural disasters such as floods or fire. An afterword by Sasha J. Mudlaff written for parents and other caregivers offers extensive suggestions for helping […]
Always By My Side
A comforting, rhyming story written to help children understand that a father’s love is forever, even if they grow up without his presence in their lives.
Angel Catcher for Kids
A Journal to help you remember the person you loved who died
Angel Catcher for Kids offers a healthy way for a child to cope with the painful and often confusing process of grieving.
For the Grieving Child
An Activities Manual
This book was written to help adults (parents, teachers, counselors, guardians etc…) comfort and support children during the grieving period. It is written in two sections. The adult should read Part II first, as it guides them through the manual, while helping them gain more insight into their own feelings. Part I takes the child […]
Goodnight Mr. Vincent Van Gogh
Part children’s book, part community art project. Lindsey wrote this after her husband died from suicide. The goal of this book is to help adults talk with children about suicide directly and honestly, without “sweeping it under the rug.” There is space to write a letter to a loved one who died by suicide, and […]
Help Me Say Goodbye
Activities for Helping Kids Cope When a Special Person Dies
An art therapy and activity book for children coping with death. Sensitive exercises address all the questions children may have during this emotional and troubling crisis. Children are encouraged to express in pictures what they are often incapable of expressing in words.
I Miss You
A First Look at Death
When a close friend or family member dies, it can be difficult for children to express their feelings. This book helps boys and girls understand that death is a natural complement to life, and that grief and a sense of loss are normal feelings for them to have following a loved one’s death.
LIfetimes
The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children
Lifetimes is a moving book for children of all ages, even parents too. It lets us explain life and death in a sensitive, caring, beautiful way. Lifetimes tells us about beginnings. And about endings. And about living in between. With large, wonderful illustrations, it tells about plants. About animals. About people. It tells that dying […]
Mama’s Right Here
Mama’s Right Here is a delicate, affectionately written reminder that a mother’s love never disappears. Even when a mother is absent, her presence is constant in a child’s heart. With comforting rhyme and gentle illustrations, Mama’s Right Here brings the important message to children that a mother’s love is always with them in the way […]
Someone I love just died: What happens now?
This is the book for adults to read with children to prepare them for the events that follow a death. In plain language appropriate for children the author explains funerals, cremation, the feelings that happen for kids in the midst of preparing for services, and how to begin the grief process in a healthy way. […]
Tear Soup
A Recipe for Healing After Loss
This book addresses all the various stages of grief, courtesy of the hospice worker who authored the book and has seen many, many, many people go through this process.
The Dragonfly Door
Help children identify the beauty and hope in all cycles of life as they follow two insects, Lea and Nym, and the struggles Nym endures when her friend disappears. This is a tender story about loss and change, written to help parents express their views about life and death.
The Fall of Freddie the Leaf
A Story of life for all ages
An inspiring allegory that illustrates the delicate balance between life and death, The Fall of Freddie the Leaf has helped a generation of readers navigate death and dying, grief and bereavement, the passage of time, and loss of a loved one.
The Invisible String
The Invisible String by Patrice Karst is a heartwarming story that reassures children that even though they can’t always be with a loved one, they’re always in each other’s hearts. Whenever a child thinks about a family member, THE INVISIBLE STRING gives a tug. This book is an excellent way to begin the conversation about […]
The Next Place
A message of hope and gift of compassion for the bereaved, now available in Spanish. The Next Place is above all a celebration of life. Exquisite color illustrations guide readers through the verse.
Waterbugs and Dragonflies
Explaining Death to Young Children
The story of the water bug and the dragonflies is a touching and graceful way of explaining that someone might not be right in front of us the way we remember, but they are still around us in a different way.
When Dinosaurs Die
A Guide to Understanding Death
Here to offer advice and reassurance are the wise dinosaurs from Dinosaurs to the Rescue, Dinosaurs Divorce, Dinosaurs Travel, and Dinosaurs Alive and Well. This succinct and thorough guide helps dispel the mystery and negative connotations associated with death. This helpful book provides answers to kids’ most-often asked questions and also explores the feelings we […]
When Families Grieve
Kit includes DVD, guide for parents, and children's story
Kit Featuring A Parents Guide, A Children’s Story Book and DVD Featuring Elmo’s Uncle Jack.
Where are You?
A Child's Book About Loss
A kind and supportive text with beautiful illustrations designed to help children of all ages cope with the loss of a loved one. It is created with love and care so that even the youngest readers will find comfort during this stressful and difficult time.
Where is My Daddy?
The story of a little girl’s journey of grieving and healing through the death of her father.