The Heart Remembers: Stories of Loss and Grief (Spring 2026)
Loss touches each of us in different ways, quietly shaping the rhythms of our days. In such moments, books can offer comfort, understanding, and a gentle space to reflect. This Spring Showcase shines a light on stories that honor sadness, celebrate memory, and illuminate the small acts of healing that help us move forward. These titles remind us that while grief is universal, the path through it can be deeply personal—and profoundly human.
This list is also available as a downloadable spreadsheet.
Absolutely No Body Parts
By: Valerie Sherrard
ISBN: 9781770868335
Fiction, Prose, 9–12, Family / Community
Abuelito
By: David Corredor Benavides & Nelly Buchet
Illustrated by:
Ana Sanfelippo
Ana Sanfelippo
ISBN: 9781638940074
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
Alithia Ramirez Was an Artist
By: Violet Lemay
Illustrated by:
Violet Lemay
Violet Lemay
ISBN: 9781612546490
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Biography / Memoir
All Shining in the Spring
By: Siobhan Parkinson
Illustrated by:
Donald teskey
Donald teskey
ISBN: 9781915071194
Nonfiction, Illustrated Prose, 3–5, Death / Grief / Loss
All the Pieces
By: Hallie Riggs
Illustrated by:
Adriana Predoi
Adriana Predoi
ISBN: 9781433842184
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
All the Things We Found
By: Joanne Levy
ISBN: 9781459839533
Fiction, Prose, 9–12, Death / Grief / Loss
All Will Be Well: Learning to Trust God’s Love
By: Lacy Finn Borgo
Illustrated by:
Rebecca Evans
Rebecca Evans
ISBN: 9781514002483
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Religion / Spirituality
Alte Zachen
By: Ziggy Hanaor
Illustrated by:
Benjamin Phillips
Benjamin Phillips
ISBN: 9781800660229
Fiction, Graphic Novel, Teen (12+), Religion / Spirituality
Always Sisters
By: Saira Mir
Illustrated by:
Shahrzad Maydani
Shahrzad Maydani
ISBN: 9781665901567
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
Anger is a Gift
By: Mark Oshiro
ISBN: 9781250167033
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
At the End of the River Styx
By: Michelle Kulwicki
ISBN: 9798890039606
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
The Bear and the Wildcat
By: Kazumi Yumoto ; translated by Cathy Hirano
Illustrated by:
Komako Sakai
Komako Sakai
ISBN: 9781877467707
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
Behind You
By: Jacqueline Woodson
ISBN: 9780142415542
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
Bertolt
By: Jacques Goldstyn; translated by Claudia Zoe Bedrick
Illustrated by:
Jacques Goldstyn
Jacques Goldstyn
ISBN: 9781592702299
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
Boys and Girls Screaming
By: Kern Carter
ISBN: 9781770866454
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
Butterfly Sea
By: Cynthia Mackey
Illustrated by:
Marie-Laure Couët
Marie-Laure Couët
ISBN: 9781998426225
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
Calling the Wind: A Story of Healing and Hope
By: Trudy Ludwig
Illustrated by:
Kathryn Otoshi
Kathryn Otoshi
ISBN: 9780593426401
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
Chidori
By: Jennifer Maruno
Illustrated by:
Miki Sato
Miki Sato
ISBN: 9781772783162
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Science / Nature
The Collector of Heads
By: Ana Matsusaki; translated by Bruna Dantas Lobato
Illustrated by:
Ana Matsuzaki
Ana Matsuzaki
ISBN: 9781734783988
Fiction, Picture Book, 7–9, Cultural Diversity
Cry Wolf Girl
By: Ariel Slamet Ries
Illustrated by:
Ariel Slamet Ries
Ariel Slamet Ries
ISBN: 9798886200720
Fiction, Graphic Novel, Teen (12+), Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
Cry, Heart, But Never Break
By: Glenn Ringtved; translated by Robert Moulthrop
Illustrated by:
Charlotte Pardi
Charlotte Pardi
ISBN: 9781592701872
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
Curious Coffins and Riveting Rituals
By: YY Liak
ISBN: 9781797230047
Nonfiction, Illustrated Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
Dark Skies
By: Lindsey Hobson
Illustrated by:
Makenzie McCarthy
Makenzie McCarthy
ISBN: 9781956378351
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
Dear Moon
By: Stephen Wunderli
Illustrated by:
Maria Luisa Di Gravio
Maria Luisa Di Gravio
ISBN: 9781641702690
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Death / Grief / Loss
Dear Mothman
By: Robin Gow
ISBN: 9781419764400
Fiction, Illustrated Prose, 9–12, Death / Grief / Loss
Don’t Ask if I’m Okay
By: Jessica Kara
ISBN: 9781645677659
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
Dreams of Near and Far
By: Martin Widmark
Illustrated by:
Emilia Dziubak
Emilia Dziubak
ISBN: 9781782507406
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Friendships
Duck, Death and the Tulip
By: Wolf Erlbruch ; translated by Catherine Chidgey
Illustrated by:
Wolf Erlbruch
Wolf Erlbruch
ISBN: 9781877467141
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 9–12, Death / Grief / Loss
Dying to Ask: 38 Questions from Kids about Death
By: Ellen Duthie, Anna Juan Cantavella Ph.D
Illustrated by:
Andrea Antinori
Andrea Antinori
ISBN: 9781962098069
Nonfiction, Illustrated Prose, 7–9, Death / Grief / Loss
Electric Cowboy
By: ansel kite
Illustrated by:
ansel kite
ansel kite
ISBN: 9798886200768
Fiction, Graphic Novel, Teen (12+), Sci-Fi
The Eternal Return of Clara Hart
By: Louise Finch
ISBN: 9781915071026
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Social Emotional Learning
Finding Courage
By: Darcy Pattison
Illustrated by:
Agnieszka Wajda
Agnieszka Wajda
ISBN: 9781629442495
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Social Emotional Learning
Finding Joy
By: Raven Howell
Illustrated by:
Pamela C. Rice
Pamela C. Rice
ISBN: 9781589850125
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
Finn’s Feather
By: Rachel Noble
Illustrated by:
Zoey Abbott
Zoey Abbott
ISBN: 9781592702398
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
First There Was Bird
By: Linda Oatman High
Illustrated by:
Leo Trinidad
Leo Trinidad
ISBN: 9798991123716
Nonfiction, Chapter Book, 9–12, Death / Grief / Loss
A Flame Burns On: Lighting the Yahrzeit Candle
By: Richard Ho
Illustrated by:
Carmel Ben Ami
Carmel Ben Ami
ISBN: 9780593571750
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Religion / Spirituality
The Flat Rabbit
By: Bárdur Oskarsson
Illustrated by:
Bárdur Oskarsson
Bárdur Oskarsson
ISBN: 9781771470599
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
The Fragments That Remain
By: Mackenzie Angeconeb
ISBN: 9781770867796
Fiction, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
A Garden of Berries and Crows
By: Rosalie Nyce
Illustrated by:
Marie-Ève Turgeon
Marie-Ève Turgeon
ISBN: 9781459840072
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Friendships
Ghost Writer
By: Stephanie Wildman & Cecelia Populus-Eudave
Illustrated by:
Estefania Razo
Estefania Razo
ISBN: 9798892660105
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
The Giant and the Olive
By: Leo Daly
Illustrated by:
Leo Daly
Leo Daly
ISBN: 9781960803283
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Death / Grief / Loss
Gilly and the Garden
By: Donna Hausman
Illustrated by:
Renée Andriani
Renée Andriani
ISBN: 9781612546056
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
Grandma Heaven
By: Shutta Crum
Illustrated by:
Ruth McNally Barshaw
Ruth McNally Barshaw
ISBN: 9781958302309
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Death / Grief / Loss
Grandpa and the Kingfisher
By: Anna Wilson
Illustrated by:
Sarah Massini
Sarah Massini
ISBN: 9798887770178
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
Grandpa Heaven
By: Shutta Crum
Illustrated by:
Ruth McNally Barshaw
Ruth McNally Barshaw
ISBN: 9781958302347
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Death / Grief / Loss
The Greatest Game of All
By: Andreas Roman
ISBN: 9781963511000
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
Grief in the Fourth Dimension
By: Jennifer Yu
ISBN: 9781419767272
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Fantasy
Grief Is an Elephant
By: Tamara Ellis Smith
Illustrated by:
Nancy Whitesides
Nancy Whitesides
ISBN: 9781797212258
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Death / Grief / Loss
Hazel and Mabel: Two Hearts Apart
By: Melissa Stoller
Illustrated by:
Anita Bagdi
Anita Bagdi
ISBN: 9781957655574
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Friendships
The Hole
By: Lindsay Bonilla
Illustrated by:
Brizida Magro
Brizida Magro
ISBN: 9780593529140
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
The Honey Jar
By: Joan Schoettler
ISBN: 9781638191544
Fiction, Poetry / Stories in Verse, 9–12, Historical Fiction
The House of Lost and Found
By: Martin Widmark
Illustrated by:
Emilia Dziubak
Emilia Dziubak
ISBN: 9781782505426
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Friendships
The House
By: Martin
Illustrated by:
Celia Sacido
Celia Sacido
ISBN: 9788410438156
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Social Emotional Learning
How I Feel: Grief Journal for Kids
By: Mia Roldan LCSW, LCDC
ISBN: 9781638078791
Nonfiction, Activity / Novelty, 7–9, Death / Grief / Loss
How to Make a Movie in 12 Days
By: Fiona Hardy
ISBN: 9781684646302
Fiction, Prose, 9–12, Death / Grief / Loss
The Hunt for the Nightingale
By: Sarah Ann Juckes
Illustrated by:
Sharon King-Chai
Sharon King-Chai
ISBN: 9781684649471
Fiction, Illustrated Prose, 9–12, Death / Grief / Loss
I am the Sun
By: Janessa Parker
Illustrated by:
Beverly Blacksheep
Beverly Blacksheep
ISBN: 9781638191339
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Cultural Diversity
I Miss You
By: Rik Peters
Illustrated by:
Federico Van Lunter
Federico Van Lunter
ISBN: 9798890630025
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
I Miss You: Exercises for Yearning Hearts
By: Gioia Guerzoni
Illustrated by:
Rosie Leech
Rosie Leech
ISBN: 9781800660250
Nonfiction, Illustrated Prose, All ages, Death / Grief / Loss
I Will Find You Again
By: Sarah Lyu
ISBN: 9781534465152
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
I Won’t Feel This Way Forever
By: Kim Spencer
ISBN: 9781459838208
Fiction, Prose, 9–12, Death / Grief / Loss
I, in the Shadows
By: Tori Bovalino
ISBN: 9798890033116
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
I’ve Never Met My Grandpa
By: Shannon Zigmund
Illustrated by:
Mackinzie Rekers
Mackinzie Rekers
ISBN: 9781638940142
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Death / Grief / Loss
If Anything Happens I Love You
By: Will Mccormack & Michael Govier
Illustrated by:
Youngran Nho
Youngran Nho
ISBN: 9781524871253
Fiction, Graphic Novel, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
Imaginary
By: Lee Bacon
Illustrated by:
Katy Wu
Katy Wu
ISBN: 9781419746642
Fiction, Chapter Book, 7–9, Death / Grief / Loss
Is It Asleep?
By: Olivier Tallec ; translated by Antony Shugaar
Illustrated by:
Olivier Tallec
Olivier Tallec
ISBN: 9798765670521
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Death / Grief / Loss
Ish
By: Adam de Souza
Illustrated by:
Adam de Souza
Adam de Souza
ISBN: 9781945509889
Fiction, Graphic Novel, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
It Won’t Ever Be the Same
By: Korie Leigh
ISBN: 9798885543842
Nonfiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
Junior Miles and the Junkman
By: Kevin Carey
ISBN: 9781646033676
Fiction, Prose, 7–9, Death / Grief / Loss
A Kite for Melia
By: Freda Narh & Samuel Narh
Illustrated by:
Valeria Suria
Valeria Suria
ISBN: 9781734789706
Fiction, Picture Book, All ages, Death / Grief / Loss
The Language of Flowers
By: Shyala Smith
Illustrated by:
Aaron Asis
Aaron Asis
ISBN: 9781915244864
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Science / Nature
A Last Goodbye
By: elin kelsey
Illustrated by:
Soyeon Kim
Soyeon Kim
ISBN: 9781771473644
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
The Laugh
By: Fay Evans
Illustrated by:
Ayşe Klinge
Ayşe Klinge
ISBN: 9781838740825
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Death / Grief / Loss
Letting Go!
By: Dr. Sharie Coombes
Illustrated by:
Ellie O'Shea
Ellie O'Shea
ISBN: 9781684641246
Nonfiction, Illustrated Prose, 9–12, Death / Grief / Loss
Lewis and Lou
By: Julia Vasileva
Illustrated by:
Julia Vasileva
Julia Vasileva
ISBN: 9798890632425
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Family / Community
The Lion’s Binding Oath and Other Stories
By: Ahmed Yusuf
ISBN: 9781946395078
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
Listening to the Quiet
By: Cassie Silva
Illustrated by:
Frances. Ives
Frances. Ives
ISBN: 9781915244482
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Family / Community
Little Moons
By: Jen Storm
Illustrated by:
Ryan Howe
Ryan Howe
ISBN: 9781774921074
Fiction, Graphic Novel, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
The Littlest Weaver
By: Robin Hall
Illustrated by:
Stella Lim
Stella Lim
ISBN: 9781641709774
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Death / Grief / Loss
Lola Says Goodbye
By: Marcia Goldman
Illustrated by:
Marcia Goldman
Marcia Goldman
ISBN: 9781954354289
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Death / Grief / Loss
The Longest Letsgoboy
By: Derick Wilder
Illustrated by:
Catia Chien
Catia Chien
ISBN: 9781452177168
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Death / Grief / Loss
Loose Threads
By: Airien Ludin
Illustrated by:
Airien Ludin
Airien Ludin
ISBN: 9798890630834
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess
By: Shari Green
ISBN: 9781772780338
Fiction, Poetry / Stories in Verse, 7–9, Family / Community
A Marvelous Mexican Misunderstanding
By: Evi Triantafyllides
Illustrated by:
Nefeli Malekou
Nefeli Malekou
ISBN: 9789925739837
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
Meet the Moon
By: Kerry Malawista
ISBN: 9781646032655
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
The Memory Tree
By: Joanna Rowland
Illustrated by:
Thea Baker
Thea Baker
ISBN: 9781506496641
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Death / Grief / Loss
Milko
By: Freda Narh & Samuel Narh
Illustrated by:
Alisa Knatko
Alisa Knatko
ISBN: 9781734789720
Fiction, Picture Book, All ages, Death / Grief / Loss
Miss Daisy’s Flowers
By: Wina Eberhard
Illustrated by:
Wina Eberhard
Wina Eberhard
ISBN: 9781605379517
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
The Moth Dreamer
By: Amy Lynn Farrell
ISBN: 9781774921616
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
My Daddy is in Heaven
By: Shawna L Della Cerra & Alexander R Della Cerra
Illustrated by:
Ryan Law
Ryan Law
ISBN: 9781956357479
Fiction, Picture Book, 0–3, Death / Grief / Loss
My Mommy is in Heaven
By: Shawna L Della Cerra & Alexander R Della Cerra
Illustrated by:
Ryan Law
Ryan Law
ISBN: 9781960137791
Fiction, Picture Book, 0–3, Death / Grief / Loss
My Superhero Grandpa
By: Michele McAvoy
Illustrated by:
MIke Motz
MIke Motz
ISBN: 9780997958003
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Family / Community
The Ofrenda That We Built
By: Jolene Gutiérrez, Shaian Gutiérrez
Illustrated by:
Gabby Zapata
Gabby Zapata
ISBN: 9781797215624
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
The Old Man Eating Alone
By: Howard Pearlstein
Illustrated by:
Hilde Groven
Hilde Groven
ISBN: 9781605377681
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
One Day
By: Lee Juck; translated by Asuka Minamoto, Dianne Chung, Lee Juck
Illustrated by:
Kim Seung-youn
Kim Seung-youn
ISBN: 9781592703135
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
Otis & Peanut Forever and Ever
By: Naseem Hrab
Illustrated by:
Kelly Collier
Kelly Collier
ISBN: 9781771474979
Fiction, Graphic Novel, 7–9, Death / Grief / Loss
Paula Knows What to Do
By: Sanne Dufft
Illustrated by:
Sanne Dufft
Sanne Dufft
ISBN: 9781772780680
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Death / Grief / Loss
Pearl of the Sea
By: Anthony Silverston
Illustrated by:
Raffaella Delle Donne
Raffaella Delle Donne
ISBN: 9781946395740
Fiction, Graphic Novel, Teen (12+), Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
Pencilvania
By: Stephanie Watson
Illustrated by:
Sofia Moore
Sofia Moore
ISBN: 9781728247885
Fiction, Illustrated Prose, 7–9, Fantasy
Popo the Xolo
By: Paloma Angelina Lopez
Illustrated by:
Abraham Matias
Abraham Matias
ISBN: 9781623544577
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
The President Sang Amazing Grace
By: Zoe Mulford
Illustrated by:
Jeff Scher
Jeff Scher
ISBN: 9781944903848
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
Pumpkin and Me
By: Alicia Acosta
Illustrated by:
Mercè Gali
Mercè Gali
ISBN: 9788417673925
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Animals
The Quilt of our Memories
By: Desiree Acevedo
Illustrated by:
Victor Jaubert
Victor Jaubert
ISBN: 9788410438033
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Social Emotional Learning
Ready to Smile Again
By: Katie Lee Reinert
Illustrated by:
Sara Aziz
Sara Aziz
ISBN: 9781957655383
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
Remembering Ethan
By: Lesléa Newman
Illustrated by:
Tracy Nishimura Bishop
Tracy Nishimura Bishop
ISBN: 9781433831133
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
The Same Blood
By: M. Azmitia
ISBN: 9781538382523
Fiction, Hi-Lo Reader, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
Sami’s Special Gift
By: M. O. Yuksel
Illustrated by:
Hüseyin Sönmezay
Hüseyin Sönmezay
ISBN: 9781623542962
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
The Secret Garden
By: Mariah Marsden
Illustrated by:
Hanna Luechtefel
Hanna Luechtefel
ISBN: 9781524858155
Fiction, Graphic Novel, 9–12, Classics
See You on the Other Side
By: Rachel Montez Minor
Illustrated by:
Mariyah Rahman
Mariyah Rahman
ISBN: 9780593309421
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Death / Grief / Loss
Shadow
By: Lucy Christopher
Illustrated by:
Anastasia Suvorova
Anastasia Suvorova
ISBN: 9781911373834
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Imagination / Play
Shorellines
By: Ruth Ennis
ISBN: 9781915071989
Fiction, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Teen (12+), Fantasy
Smoke at the Pentagon: Poems to Remember
By: Jacqueline Jules
Illustrated by:
Eszter Anna Racz
Eszter Anna Racz
ISBN: 9781638191520
Fiction, Poetry / Stories in Verse, 9–12, Historical Fiction
Something Sweet: A Sitting Shiva Story
By: Lesléa Newma
Illustrated by:
Sarita Rich
Sarita Rich
ISBN: 9781623545710
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Religion / Spirituality
Something Very Sad Happened
By: Bonnie Zucker
Illustrated by:
Kim Fleming
Kim Fleming
ISBN: 9781433822667
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Death / Grief / Loss
The Sour Cherry Tree
By: Naseem Hrab
Illustrated by:
Nahid Kazemi
Nahid Kazemi
ISBN: 9781771474146
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
The Storyteller
By: Lindsay Bonilla
Illustrated by:
Noar Lee Naggan
Noar Lee Naggan
ISBN: 9780593109588
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Family / Community
Sylvester’s Letter
By: Matthew Burgess
Illustrated by:
Josh Cochran
Josh Cochran
ISBN: 9781592703807
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
Take a Sad Song
By: Ona Gritz
ISBN: 9781978597419
Fiction, Hi-Lo Reader, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
Talking to My Father’s Ghost
By: Alex Krokus
ISBN: 9781797228181
Nonfiction, Graphic Novel, Teen (12+), Biography / Memoir
Ten Beautiful Things
By: Molly Beth Griffin
Illustrated by:
Maribel Lechuga
Maribel Lechuga
ISBN: 9781580899369
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Family / Community
Tess’s Red Dress: Honouring. Love and Family
By: Carolyn Roberts
Illustrated by:
Kelsey Mata Foote
Kelsey Mata Foote
ISBN: 9781778540905
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Family / Community
This Opening Sky
By: Kelly Hollman & Charlotte Watson Sherman
ISBN: 9781638192152
Fiction, Poetry / Stories in Verse, 9–12, Historical Fiction
This Will Pass
By: J. Donnini
Illustrated by:
Luke Scriven
Luke Scriven
ISBN: 9781638190899
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Social Emotional Learning
Three Shots
By: Katy Grant
ISBN: 9781978596528
Fiction, Hi-Lo Reader, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
Together We Remember
By: Jackie Morera
Illustrated by:
Violeta Encarnación
Violeta Encarnación
ISBN: 9780593805640
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Imagination / Play
A Tricky Kind of Magic
By: Nigel Baines
Illustrated by:
Nigel Baines
Nigel Baines
ISBN: 9781684649075
Fiction, Graphic Novel, 9–12, Death / Grief / Loss
Under the Light of Fireflies
By: Lee Sanders
ISBN: 9781963511017
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Mental / Physical Health
The Unofficial Guide to the Ancient Egyptian Afterlife
By: Sophie Berger
Illustrated by:
Laura Windstone
Laura Windstone
ISBN: 9781800660120
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 7–9, History
Violet the Snowgirl: A Story of Loss and Healing
By: Lisa Walsh
Illustrated by:
Wendy Leach
Wendy Leach
ISBN: 9781631985171
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
The Weeping Wombat
By: Tracey Hecht
Illustrated by:
Josie Yee
Josie Yee
ISBN: 9781944020330
Fiction, Early Reader, 5–7, Animals
The Weight of Everything
By: Marcia Argueta Mickelson
ISBN: 9781728475356
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
What Do You Do When Your Dog Grows Old?
By: Jackie Short
Illustrated by:
Lucy Pickett
Lucy Pickett
ISBN: 9781636551715
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
What Does Grief Feel Like?
By: Korie Leigh
Illustrated by:
Mike Malbrough
Mike Malbrough
ISBN: 9781631987069
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Death / Grief / Loss
What on Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies?
By: Trevor Romain
Illustrated by:
Gabby Grant
Gabby Grant
ISBN: 9798765922569
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
When a Friend Dies
By: Marilyn E. Gootman
ISBN: 9781631984228
Nonfiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
When the Clouds Came
By: Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang
Illustrated by:
Elaine Chen
Elaine Chen
ISBN: 9781459841680
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Death / Grief / Loss
Where Are You, Brontë?
By: Tomie dePaola
Illustrated by:
Barbara McClintock
Barbara McClintock
ISBN: 9781534418509
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
Where Did Benjamin Go?
By: Chris Clarkson
Illustrated by:
Annalise Barber
Annalise Barber
ISBN: 9781419757273
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Death / Grief / Loss
Where Was Goodbye?
By: Janice Lynn Mather
ISBN: 9781665903950
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
Why Do I Feel So Sad?
By: Tracy Lambert LPC
Illustrated by:
Elena Napoli
Elena Napoli
ISBN: 9781646117130
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
Why?
By: Melissa Allen Heath
Illustrated by:
Frances Ives
Frances Ives
ISBN: 9781433841965
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Death / Grief / Loss
With You In Spirt
By: Jenny Liao
Illustrated by:
Lenny Wen
Lenny Wen
ISBN: 9780593806975
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Xenia Navarro and the Magic Ants
By: Milagros Darling and Lois Wickstrom
ISBN: 9781954519855
Fiction, Prose, 9–12, Death / Grief / Loss
Yellow Ribbons
By: Mason Nichols
Illustrated by:
Alyssa ‘Tora’ Aman
Alyssa ‘Tora’ Aman
ISBN: 9781944644666
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 7–9, Death / Grief / Loss
You’ll Be There
By: Amanda Rawson Hill
ISBN: 9781433843884
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
