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Picture books for children going through the death of a loved one or other loss.
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Where Do They Go?
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Julia Alvarez (Goodreads Author)
3.72 avg rating — 235 ratings
score: 83,
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I Never Knew Your Name
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Sherry Garland (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 45 ratings
score: 83,
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Goldfish Ghost
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Lemony Snicket (Goodreads Author)
3.53 avg rating — 1,498 ratings
score: 82,
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The Sunshine Cat (Picture Books)
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4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
score: 82,
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Luna's Red Hat: An Illustrated Storybook to Help Children Cope With Loss and Suicide
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Emmi Smid (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 106 ratings
score: 82,
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Everett Anderson's Goodbye (Everett Anderson, 4)
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4.08 avg rating — 213 ratings
score: 81,
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Goodbye Mousie
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3.78 avg rating — 116 ratings
score: 81,
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Grandmother Bryant's Pocket
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3.91 avg rating — 23 ratings
score: 81,
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I'll Always Love You
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4.29 avg rating — 1,117 ratings
score: 80,
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Tiddycat
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
score: 80,
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My Grandfather's Hat
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Melanie Scheller (Goodreads Author)
3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
score: 80,
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When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death (Dino Tales: Life Guides for Families)
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4.21 avg rating — 387 ratings
score: 79,
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The Frog Ballet
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4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings
score: 79,
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My Grandfather's House
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3.43 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Gentle Willow: A Story for Children About Dying
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4.07 avg rating — 105 ratings
score: 78,
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Sonya's Chickens
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Phoebe Wahl (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 1,208 ratings
score: 78,
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Good-Bye, Vivi!
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3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
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I Miss You: a First Look at Death (First Look at Books)
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4.28 avg rating — 418 ratings
score: 77,
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Across the Meadow
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Ben Shecter (Author, Illustrator)
4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
score: 77,
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A Terrible Thing Happened: A Story for Children Who Have Witnessed Violence or Trauma
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4.46 avg rating — 644 ratings
score: 76,
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Will it be okay?
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4.22 avg rating — 231 ratings
score: 76,
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What Happened to Daddy's Body?: Explaining what happens after death in words very young children can understand
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Elke Barber (Goodreads Author)
3.76 avg rating — 51 ratings
score: 75,
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Old Pig
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4.45 avg rating — 180 ratings
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Is Daddy Coming Back in a Minute?: Explaining Sudden Death to Pre-School Children in Words They Can Understand
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Elke Barber (Goodreads Author)
4.40 avg rating — 119 ratings
score: 74,
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Remember the Butterflies
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3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings
score: 74,
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Someone I Love Died
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4.04 avg rating — 56 ratings
score: 73,
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Mama
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3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs
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4.32 avg rating — 3,297 ratings
score: 72,
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Dancing on the Moon
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4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
score: 71,
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129 books ·
52 voters ·
list created November 28th, 2017
by Jessica Smith (votes) .
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