Search by: Death / Grief / Loss
China’s Child
By: Evi Triantafyllides
Illustrated by:
Nefeli Malekou
Nefeli Malekou
ISBN: 9789925739820
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, BIPOC Characters and Creators
My Friend Kim Jong Un
By: Keum Suk Gendry Kim; translated by Janet Hong
Illustrated by:
Keum Suk Gendry Kim
Keum Suk Gendry Kim
ISBN: 9781770468221
Nonfiction, Graphic Novel, Teen (12+), Biography / Memoir
A Suitcase Full: A Story of Starting New and Carrying Home in Your Heart
By: Maryam Kia
Illustrated by:
Jaclyn Sinquett
Jaclyn Sinquett
ISBN: 9798885549707
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Biography / Memoir
Absolutely No Body Parts
By: Valerie Sherrard
ISBN: 9781770868335
Fiction, Chapter Book, 9–12, Death / Grief / Loss
Medicine Wheels
By: Byron Graves
ISBN: 9780063160422
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), BIPOC Characters and Creators
Through The Black Gate
By: Alfredo Cáceres
Illustrated by:
Alfredo Cáceres
Alfredo Cáceres
ISBN: 9781665941822
Fiction, Graphic Novel, 9–12, Death / Grief / Loss
The House
By: Alberto Martín (NiñoCactus)
Illustrated by:
Celia Sacido
Celia Sacido
ISBN: 9788410438156
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Social Emotional Learning
In Case I Go Missing
By: R. N. Swann
ISBN: 9780593695333
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Mystery / Thriller
Jubilee Jumps for Joy
By: Brentom Jackson
Illustrated by:
Alex Aldrich Barrett
Alex Aldrich Barrett
ISBN: 9798889836414
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Death / Grief / Loss
La Casa
By: Alberto Martín (NiñoCactus)
Illustrated by:
Celia Sacido
Celia Sacido
ISBN: 9788410438132
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Spanish
Our Guncle
By: Steven Rowley
Illustrated by:
Eda Kaban
Eda Kaban
ISBN: 9798217001873
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Death / Grief / Loss
Tess’s Red Dress: Honouring Love and Family
By: Carolyn Roberts
Illustrated by:
Kelsey Mata Foote
Kelsey Mata Foote
ISBN: 9781778540905
Fiction, Picture Book, 7–9, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Together Treehouse
By: Michael Engler
Illustrated by:
Joelle Tourlonias
Joelle Tourlonias
ISBN: 9781782509561
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Friendships
Finding Lost
By: Holly Goldberg Sloan
ISBN: 9780593530252
Fiction, Prose, 9–12, Death / Grief / Loss
Flying in Colors
By: Padma Prasad Reddeppa
ISBN: 9781643796758
Fiction, Prose, 9–12, Cultural Diversity
Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival
By: Estelle Nadel & Bethany Strout
Illustrated by:
Sammy Savos
Sammy Savos
ISBN: 9781250247766
Nonfiction, Graphic Novel, 9–12, History
I Witnessed: The Lizzie Borden Story: A Graphic Novel
By: Jeramey Kraatz
Illustrated by:
Crystal Jayme
Crystal Jayme
ISBN: 9780063247284
Fiction, Graphic Novel, 7–9, Mystery / Thriller
Song of the River
By: Gill Lewis
Illustrated by:
Zanna Goldhawk
Zanna Goldhawk
ISBN: 9781454962809
Fiction, Hi-Lo Reader, 9–12, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
The Trouble with Heroes
By: Kate Messner
ISBN: 9781547616398
Fiction, Prose, 9–12, Family / Community
Tuck Everlasting: The Graphic Novel
By: Natalie Babbitt; adapted by K. Woodman-Maynard
Illustrated by:
K. Woodman-Maynard
K. Woodman-Maynard
ISBN: 9780374391850
Fiction, Graphic Novel, 9–12, Classics
All the Blues in the Sky: Winner of the Newbery Medal
By: Renée Watson
ISBN: 9781547605897
Fiction, Prose, 9–12, Death / Grief / Loss
All the Things We Found
By: Joanne Levy
ISBN: 9781459839533
Fiction, Prose, 9–12, Death / Grief / Loss
Alyte
By: Jérémie Moreau
Illustrated by:
Jérémie Moreau
Jérémie Moreau
ISBN: 9781990252471
Fiction, Graphic Novel, 9–12, Action / Adventure
Bark Twice for Murder
By: John Lekich
ISBN: 9781459841482
Fiction, Hi-Lo Reader, 9–12, Mystery / Thriller
Popo the Xolo
By: Paloma Angelina Lopez
Illustrated by:
Abraham Matias
Abraham Matias
ISBN: 9781623544577
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
Clara and the Man With Books in his Window
By: María Teresa Andruetto
Illustrated by:
Martina Trach
Martina Trach
ISBN: 9781778402517
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Friendships
Dark Skies
By: Lindsey Hobson
Illustrated by:
Makenzie McCarthy
Makenzie McCarthy
ISBN: 9781956378351
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Science / Nature
All the Blues in the Sky
By: Renée Watson
ISBN: 9781547605897
Fiction, Poetry / Stories in Verse, 7–9, Death / Grief / Loss
The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest
By: Aubrey Hartman
ISBN: 9780316575720
Fiction, Prose, 7–9, Fantasy
The Trouble With Heroes
By: Kate Messner
ISBN: 9781547616398
Fiction, Poetry / Stories in Verse, 9–12, Death / Grief / Loss
El Niño
By: Pam Muñoz Ryan
Illustrated by:
Joe Cepeda
Joe Cepeda
ISBN: 9781338068559
Fiction, Prose, 9–12, Coming of Age
After We Burned
By: Marieke Nijkamp
ISBN: 9781728291208
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Action / Adventure
The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest
By: Aubrey Hartman
ISBN: 9780316575720
Fiction, Prose, 7–9, Fantasy
El Niño
By: Pam Muñoz Ryan
Illustrated by:
Joe Cepeda
Joe Cepeda
ISBN: 9781338068559
Fiction, Prose, 9–12, Coming of Age
We Fell Apart: A We Were Liars Novel
By: E. Lockhart
ISBN: 9780593899168
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Mystery / Thriller
The Trouble With Heroes
By: Kate Messner
ISBN: 9781547616398
Fiction, Poetry / Stories in Verse, 9–12, Death / Grief / Loss
After We Burned
By: Marieke Nijkamp
ISBN: 9781728291208
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Action / Adventure
The Extraterrestrial Zoo 1: Finding the Lost One
By: Samantha van Leer
ISBN: 9781645952930
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Sci-Fi
The Fragments That Remain
By: Mackenzie Angeconeb
ISBN: 9781770867796
Fiction, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
Lilac and the Switchback
By: Cordelia Jensen
ISBN: 9780823458325
Fiction, Poetry / Stories in Verse, 9–12, Coming of Age
Little Bones
By: Sandy Bigna
ISBN: 9781665985086
Fiction, Poetry / Stories in Verse, 9–12, Death / Grief / Loss
The Moth Dreamer
By: Amy Lynn Farrell
ISBN: 9781774921616
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Mystery / Thriller
A Shelter for Sadness
By: Anne Booth
Illustrated by:
David Litchfield
David Litchfield
ISBN: 9781682638514
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Mental / Physical Health
Behind You
By: Jacqueline Woodson
ISBN: 9780142415542
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
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
Grandpa and the Kingfisher
By: Anna Wilson
Illustrated by:
Sarah Massini
Sarah Massini
ISBN: 9798887770178
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, 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
Little Moons
By: Jen Storm
Illustrated by:
Ryan Howe
Ryan Howe
ISBN: 9781774921074
Fiction, Graphic Novel, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
The Old Man Eating Alone
By: Howard Pearlstein
Illustrated by:
Hilde Groven
Hilde Groven
ISBN: 9781605377681
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
Shorellines
By: Ruth Ennis
ISBN: 9781915071989
Fiction, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Teen (12+), Fantasy
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
Xenia Navarro and the Magic Ants
By: Milagros Darling and Lois Wickstrom
ISBN: 9781954519855
Fiction, Prose, 9–12, 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
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
Grandpa Heaven
By: Shutta Crum
Illustrated by:
Ruth McNally Barshaw
Ruth McNally Barshaw
ISBN: 9781958302347
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
The Littlest Weaver
By: Robin Hall
Illustrated by:
Stella Lim
Stella Lim
ISBN: 9781641709774
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, 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
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
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
Yellow Ribbons
By: Mason Nichols
Illustrated by:
Alyssa ‘Tora’ Aman
Alyssa ‘Tora’ Aman
ISBN: 9781944644666
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 7–9, Death / Grief / Loss
Boys and Girls Screaming
By: Kern Carter
ISBN: 9781770866454
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
Electric Cowboy
By: ansel kite
Illustrated by:
ansel kite
ansel kite
ISBN: 9798886200768
Fiction, Graphic Novel, Teen (12+), Sci-Fi
The Greatest Game of All
By: Andreas Roman
ISBN: 9781963511000
Fiction, Prose, 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
Lola Says Goodbye
By: Marcia Goldman
Illustrated by:
Marcia Goldman
Marcia Goldman
ISBN: 9781954354289
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, 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
Something Sweet: A Sitting Shiva Story
By: Lesléa Newma
Illustrated by:
Sarita Rich
Sarita Rich
ISBN: 9781623545710
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Religion / Spirituality
The Weeping Wombat
By: Tracey Hecht
Illustrated by:
Josie Yee
Josie Yee
ISBN: 9781944020330
Fiction, Early Reader, 5–7, Animals
You’ll Be There
By: Amanda Rawson Hill
ISBN: 9781433843884
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
The Eternal Return of Clara Hart
By: Louise Finch
ISBN: 9781915071026
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Social Emotional Learning
Grief in the Fourth Dimension
By: Jennifer Yu
ISBN: 9781419767272
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Fantasy
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
The Longest Letsgoboy
By: Derick Wilder
Illustrated by:
Catia Chien
Catia Chien
ISBN: 9781452177168
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, 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
Something Very Sad Happened
By: Bonnie Zucker
Illustrated by:
Kim Fleming
Kim Fleming
ISBN: 9781433822667
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Death / Grief / Loss
The Weight of Everything
By: Marcia Argueta Mickelson
ISBN: 9781728475356
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
Absolutely No Body Parts
By: Valerie Sherrard
ISBN: 9781770868335
Fiction, Prose, 9–12, Family / Community
Butterfly Sea
By: Cynthia Mackey
Illustrated by:
Marie-Laure Couët
Marie-Laure Couët
ISBN: 9781998426225
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
Finding Joy
By: Raven Howell
Illustrated by:
Pamela C. Rice
Pamela C. Rice
ISBN: 9781589850125
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
Grief Is an Elephant
By: Tamara Ellis Smith
Illustrated by:
Nancy Whitesides
Nancy Whitesides
ISBN: 9781797212258
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
Loose Threads
By: Airien Ludin
Illustrated by:
Airien Ludin
Airien Ludin
ISBN: 9798890630834
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, 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
The Sour Cherry Tree
By: Naseem Hrab
Illustrated by:
Nahid Kazemi
Nahid Kazemi
ISBN: 9781771474146
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, 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
Abuelito
By: David Corredor Benavides & Nelly Buchet
Illustrated by:
Ana Sanfelippo
Ana Sanfelippo
ISBN: 9781638940074
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
Finn’s Feather
By: Rachel Noble
Illustrated by:
Zoey Abbott
Zoey Abbott
ISBN: 9781592702398
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
