Search by: Death / Grief / Loss
Where Are You, Brontë?
By: Tomie dePaola
Illustrated by:
Barbara McClintock
Barbara McClintock
ISBN: 9781534418509
Nonfiction, 4-6, Animals
The Ofrenda That We Built
By: Jolene Gutíerrez and Shaian Gutíerrez
Illustrated by:
Gabby Zapata
Gabby Zapata
ISBN: 9781797215624
Fiction, 4-6, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
The Hotel Balzaar
By: Kate DiCamillo
Illustrated by:
Júlia Sardà
Júlia Sardà
ISBN: 9781536223316
Fiction, 7-12, Family / Community
What Happened on Thursday?
By: Ayo Oyeku
Illustrated by:
Lydia Mba
Lydia Mba
ISBN: 9781662504020
Fiction, 7-12, History
A Witch’s Guide to Burning
By: Aminder Dhaliwal
Illustrated by:
Aminder Dhaliwal
Aminder Dhaliwal
ISBN: 9781770466999
Fiction, 7-12, Mental / Physical Health
Grief in the Fourth Dimension—A Novel
By: Jennifer Yu
ISBN: 9781419767272
Fiction, Teen, Death / Grief / Loss
Bird is Dead
By: Tiny Fisscher
Illustrated by:
Herma Starreveld
Herma Starreveld
ISBN: 9781778401176
Fiction, 4-6, Death / Grief / Loss
The Ofrenda That We Built
By: Jolene Gutíerrez and Shaian Gutíerrez
Illustrated by:
Gabby Zapata
Gabby Zapata
ISBN: 9781797215624
Fiction, 4-6, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
What Happened on Thursday?
By: Ayo Oyeku
Illustrated by:
Lydia Mba
Lydia Mba
ISBN: 9781662504020
Fiction, 7-12, History
A Witch’s Guide to Burning
By: Aminder Dhaliwal
Illustrated by:
Aminder Dhaliwal
Aminder Dhaliwal
ISBN: 9781770466999
Fiction, 7-12, Mental / Physical Health
Ditching Saskia
By: John Moore
Illustrated by:
Neetols
Neetols
ISBN: 9781838741556
Fiction, Teen, Death / Grief / Loss
Little Moons
By: Jen Storm
Illustrated by:
Ryan Howe, Nickolej Villiger, and Alice RL
Ryan Howe, Nickolej Villiger, and Alice RL
ISBN: 9781774921074
Fiction, Teen, Death / Grief / Loss
Twenty-Four Seconds from Now . . . A LOVE Story
By: Jason Reynolds
ISBN: 9781665961271
Fiction, Teen, Death / Grief / Loss
Grief in the Fourth Dimension—A Novel
By: Jennifer Yu
ISBN: 9781419767272
Fiction, Teen, Death / Grief / Loss
There Is a Door in Darkness
By: Kristin Cashore
ISBN: 9780803739994
Fiction, Teen, Death / Grief / Loss
Camp Prodigy
By: Caroline Palmer
Illustrated by:
Caroline Palmer
Caroline Palmer
ISBN: 9781665930376
Fiction, 7-12, Death / Grief / Loss
Chidori—A Story of one thousand birds
By: Jennifer Maruno
Illustrated by:
Miki Sato
Miki Sato
ISBN: 9781772783162
4-6, Picture Book, Science / Nature
I Know the Whale
By: Robin Yardi
Illustrated by:
Matt Schu
Matt Schu
ISBN: 9781499816075
4-6, Picture Book, Death / Grief / Loss
A Kite for Melia
By: Freda Narh and Samuel Narh
Illustrated by:
Valeria Suria
Valeria Suria
ISBN: 9781734789706
Fiction, 4-6, Death / Grief / Loss
Little Moons
By: Jen Storm
Illustrated by:
Ryan Howe; Nickolej Villiger; Alice RL
Ryan Howe; Nickolej Villiger; Alice RL
ISBN: 9781774921074
Fiction, Teen, Death / Grief / Loss
Nour’s Secret Library
By: Wafa' Tarnowska
Illustrated by:
Vali Mintzi
Vali Mintzi
ISBN: 9781646862917
Fiction, 7-12, Places / Travel
A Kite for Melia
By: Freda Narh and Samuel Narh
Illustrated by:
Valeria Suria
Valeria Suria
ISBN: 9781734789706
Fiction, 4-6, Death / Grief / Loss
The Fragments that Remain
By: Mackenzie Angeconeb
ISBN: 9781770867796
Teen, Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Ready To Smile Again
By: Katie Lee Reinart
Illustrated by:
Sara Aziz
Sara Aziz
ISBN: 9781957655383
4-6, Picture Book, Friendships
The Trouble With Sunshine
By: Yamile Saied Méndez
ISBN: 9781546122746
7-12, Prose, Death / Grief / Loss
Dreams to Ashes—The 1871 Los Angeles Chinatown Massacre
By: Livia Blackburne
Illustrated by:
Nicole Xu
Nicole Xu
ISBN: 9798765627228
7-12, Picture Book, History
All the Pieces—When a Loved One Dies from Substance Use
By: Hallie Riggs
Illustrated by:
Adriana Predoi
Adriana Predoi
ISBN: 9781433842184
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Death / Grief / Loss
The Ballerina of Auschwitz—Young Adult Edition of The Choice
By: Edith Eva Eger
ISBN: 9781665952552
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, History
Bridge Across the Sky
By: Freeman Ng
ISBN: 9781665948593
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Papa and Pearl—A Tale About Divorce, New Beginnings, and Love That Never Changes
By: Annette M. Clayton
Illustrated by:
Kim Barnes
Kim Barnes
ISBN: 9798885544511
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Family / Community
Quiet Night, My Astronaut—The First Days (and Nights) of the War in Ukraine
By: Oksana Lushchevska
Illustrated by:
Kateryna Stepanishcheva
Kateryna Stepanishcheva
ISBN: 9781668936818
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Death / Grief / Loss
Ukraine—Remember Also Me—Testimonies from the War
By: George Butler
Illustrated by:
George Butler
George Butler
ISBN: 9781536240436
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, History
The Good for Nothing Puddle
By: Jana Jackson
Illustrated by:
Abby Jartos
Abby Jartos
ISBN: 9780310160120
4-6, Picture Book, Death / Grief / Loss
The Hole
By: Lindsay Bonilla
Illustrated by:
Brizida Magro
Brizida Magro
ISBN: 9780593529140
4-6, Picture Book, Death / Grief / Loss
Secrets of the Dead—Mummies and Other Human Remains from Around the World
By: Matt Ralphs
Illustrated by:
Gordy Wright
Gordy Wright
ISBN: 9798887770819
7-12, Illustrated Prose, History
Ghost Writer
By: Stephanie Wildman & Cecelia Populus-Eudave
Illustrated by:
Estefania Razo
Estefania Razo
ISBN: 9798892660105
Fiction, 7-12, Family / Community
The $150,000 Rugelach
By: Allison Marks, Wayne Marks
ISBN: 9781499814361
Fiction, 7-12, Food / Cooking
Songs for the Offseason
By: Ryan Wolf
ISBN: 9781978597440
Teen, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Sports / Games / Recreation
A Tricky Kind of Magic
By: Nigel Baines
Illustrated by:
Nigel Baines
Nigel Baines
ISBN: 9781684649075
7-12, Graphic Novel, Fantasy
Mommy Crumbs
By: José Carlos Andrés
Illustrated by:
Anna Font
Anna Font
ISBN: 9788419607386
4-6, Picture Book, Family / Community
When Mimi Went Missing
By: Suja Sukumar
ISBN: 9781641295369
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Ditching Saskia
By: John Morre
Illustrated by:
Neetols
Neetols
ISBN: 9781838741556
Teen, Graphic Novel, Death / Grief / Loss
The Rock and the Butterfly
By: Kathy Stinson
Illustrated by:
Brooke Kerrigan
Brooke Kerrigan
ISBN: 9781459837003
4-6, Picture Book, Death / Grief / Loss
Grandpa and the Kingfisher
By: Anna Wilson
Illustrated by:
Sarah Massini
Sarah Massini
ISBN: 9798887770178
Nonfiction, 4-6, Death / Grief / Loss
John the Skeleton
By: Triinu Laan
Illustrated by:
Marja-Liisa Plats
Marja-Liisa Plats
ISBN: 9781632063700
Fiction, 4-6, Death / Grief / Loss
The Ofrenda That We Built
By: Jolene Gutiérrez & Shaian Gutiérrez
Illustrated by:
Gabby Zapata
Gabby Zapata
ISBN: 9781797215624
Fiction, 4-6, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
The Upside Down Hat
By: Stephen Barr
Illustrated by:
Gracey Zhang
Gracey Zhang
ISBN: 9781452182025
Fiction, 4-6, Social Emotional Learning
My Bonus Mom!
By: Tami Butcher
Illustrated by:
Feras Nouf
Feras Nouf
ISBN: 9781589852402
Fiction, 7-12, Family / Community
Ghost Writer
By: Stephanie Wildman, Cecelia Populus-Eudave
Illustrated by:
Estefania Razo
Estefania Razo
ISBN: 9798892660105
4-6, Picture Book, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Grampy’s Chair
By: Rebecca Thomas
Illustrated by:
Coco Apunnguaq Lynge
Coco Apunnguaq Lynge
ISBN: 9781773219189
4-6, Picture Book, Death / Grief / Loss
It Won’t Ever Be the Same
By: Korie Leigh, Ph.D.
ISBN: 9798885543842
Teen, Prose, Death / Grief / Loss
John the Skeleton
By: Triinu Laan; translated by Adam Cullen
Illustrated by:
Marja-Liisa Plats
Marja-Liisa Plats
ISBN: 9781632063700
4-6, Illustrated Prose, Death / Grief / Loss
The Language of Flowers
By: Shyala Smith
Illustrated by:
Aaron Asis
Aaron Asis
ISBN: 9781915244864
4-6, Picture Book, Death / Grief / Loss
Little Moons
By: Jen Storm
Illustrated by:
Ryan Howe
Ryan Howe
ISBN: 9781774921074
Teen, Graphic Novel, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Selkie
By: Precious McKenzie
Illustrated by:
Tara Raymo
Tara Raymo
ISBN: 9781733309219
7-12, Illustrated Prose, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
Such Lovely Skin
By: Tatiana Schlote-Bonne
Illustrated by:
n/a
n/a
ISBN: 9798890030764
Teen, Prose, Horror
Wish You Were Here
By: Bernadette Watts
Illustrated by:
Bernadette Watts
Bernadette Watts
ISBN: 9780735845565
4-6, Picture Book, Death / Grief / Loss
We Are the Medicine
By: Tasha Spillett
Illustrated by:
Natasha Donovan
Natasha Donovan
ISBN: 9781774921104
Teen, Graphic Novel, BIPOC Characters and Creators
A Star Shines Through
By: Anna Desnitskaya
Illustrated by:
Anna Desnitskaya
Anna Desnitskaya
ISBN: 9780802856319
7-12, Picture Book, Immigrant Experience
Pearl
By: Sherri L. Smith
Illustrated by:
Christine Norrie
Christine Norrie
ISBN: 9781338029420
7-12, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction
Papa and Pearl—A Tale About Divorce, New Beginnings, and Love That Never Changes
By: Annette M. Clayton
Illustrated by:
Kim Barnes
Kim Barnes
ISBN: 9798885544511
4-6, Picture Book, Family / Community
New Question For Mouse
By: Fynisa Engler
Illustrated by:
Ryan Law
Ryan Law
ISBN: 9781960137333
4-6, Picture Book, Family / Community
Sylvester’s Letter
By: Matthew Burgess
Illustrated by:
Josh Cochran
Josh Cochran
ISBN: 9781592703807
Fiction, 7-12, Imagination / Play
The Boy, the Cloud and the Very Tall Tale
By: Heather Smith
ISBN: 9781459836037
Fiction, 7-12, Family / Community
