Search by: Death / Grief / Loss
Sylvester’s Letter
By: Matthew Burgess
Illustrated by:
Josh Cochran
Josh Cochran
ISBN: 9781592703807
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, 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
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
The Fragments That Remain
By: Mackenzie Angeconeb
ISBN: 9781770867796
Fiction, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
How to Make a Movie in 12 Days
By: Fiona Hardy
ISBN: 9781684646302
Fiction, Prose, 9–12, 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
Miss Daisy’s Flowers
By: Wina Eberhard
Illustrated by:
Wina Eberhard
Wina Eberhard
ISBN: 9781605379517
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
Ready to Smile Again
By: Katie Lee Reinert
Illustrated by:
Sara Aziz
Sara Aziz
ISBN: 9781957655383
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
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
All the Things We Found
By: Joanne Levy
ISBN: 9781459839533
Fiction, Prose, 9–12, Death / Grief / Loss
Curious Coffins and Riveting Rituals
By: YY Liak
ISBN: 9781797230047
Nonfiction, Illustrated Prose, 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
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
A Last Goodbye
By: elin kelsey
Illustrated by:
Soyeon Kim
Soyeon Kim
ISBN: 9781771473644
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
The Moth Dreamer
By: Amy Lynn Farrell
ISBN: 9781774921616
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), 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
Talking to My Father’s Ghost
By: Alex Krokus
ISBN: 9781797228181
Nonfiction, Graphic Novel, Teen (12+), Biography / Memoir
Where Are You, Brontë?
By: Tomie dePaola
Illustrated by:
Barbara McClintock
Barbara McClintock
ISBN: 9781534418509
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 5–7, 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
Dark Skies
By: Lindsey Hobson
Illustrated by:
Makenzie McCarthy
Makenzie McCarthy
ISBN: 9781956378351
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
Ghost Writer
By: Stephanie Wildman & Cecelia Populus-Eudave
Illustrated by:
Estefania Razo
Estefania Razo
ISBN: 9798892660105
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
I Miss You
By: Rik Peters
Illustrated by:
Federico Van Lunter
Federico Van Lunter
ISBN: 9798890630025
Fiction, 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
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
The Same Blood
By: M. Azmitia
ISBN: 9781538382523
Fiction, Hi-Lo Reader, Teen (12+), 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, 3–5, Family / Community
Where Did Benjamin Go?
By: Chris Clarkson
Illustrated by:
Annalise Barber
Annalise Barber
ISBN: 9781419757273
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Death / Grief / Loss
Always Sisters
By: Saira Mir
Illustrated by:
Shahrzad Maydani
Shahrzad Maydani
ISBN: 9781665901567
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
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
The Giant and the Olive
By: Leo Daly
Illustrated by:
Leo Daly
Leo Daly
ISBN: 9781960803283
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, 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
Letting Go!
By: Dr. Sharie Coombes
Illustrated by:
Ellie O'Shea
Ellie O'Shea
ISBN: 9781684641246
Nonfiction, Illustrated Prose, 9–12, 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
Sami’s Special Gift
By: M. O. Yuksel
Illustrated by:
Hüseyin Sönmezay
Hüseyin Sönmezay
ISBN: 9781623542962
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Three Shots
By: Katy Grant
ISBN: 9781978596528
Fiction, Hi-Lo Reader, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
Where Was Goodbye?
By: Janice Lynn Mather
ISBN: 9781665903950
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
Anger is a Gift
By: Mark Oshiro
ISBN: 9781250167033
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
Dear Mothman
By: Robin Gow
ISBN: 9781419764400
Fiction, Illustrated Prose, 9–12, 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
I Will Find You Again
By: Sarah Lyu
ISBN: 9781534465152
Fiction, Prose, Teen (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
My Superhero Grandpa
By: Michele McAvoy
Illustrated by:
MIke Motz
MIke Motz
ISBN: 9780997958003
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Family / Community
Together We Remember
By: Jackie Morera
Illustrated by:
Violeta Encarnación
Violeta Encarnación
ISBN: 9780593805640
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Imagination / Play
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
At the End of the River Styx
By: Michelle Kulwicki
ISBN: 9798890039606
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
Don’t Ask if I’m Okay
By: Jessica Kara
ISBN: 9781645677659
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
The Lion’s Binding Oath and Other Stories
By: Ahmed Yusuf
ISBN: 9781946395078
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
The Secret Garden
By: Mariah Marsden
Illustrated by:
Hanna Luechtefel
Hanna Luechtefel
ISBN: 9781524858155
Fiction, Graphic Novel, 9–12, Classics
A Tricky Kind of Magic
By: Nigel Baines
Illustrated by:
Nigel Baines
Nigel Baines
ISBN: 9781684649075
Fiction, Graphic Novel, 9–12, Death / Grief / Loss
Why?
By: Melissa Allen Heath
Illustrated by:
Frances Ives
Frances Ives
ISBN: 9781433841965
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, 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
Dreams of Near and Far
By: Martin Widmark
Illustrated by:
Emilia Dziubak
Emilia Dziubak
ISBN: 9781782507406
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Friendships
Grandma Heaven
By: Shutta Crum
Illustrated by:
Ruth McNally Barshaw
Ruth McNally Barshaw
ISBN: 9781958302309
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Death / Grief / Loss
I, in the Shadows
By: Tori Bovalino
ISBN: 9798890033116
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
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
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
Under the Light of Fireflies
By: Lee Sanders
ISBN: 9781963511017
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Mental / Physical Health
With You In Spirt
By: Jenny Liao
Illustrated by:
Lenny Wen
Lenny Wen
ISBN: 9780593806975
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
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
All the Blues in the Sky
By: Renée Watson
ISBN: 9781547605897
Fiction, 9–12, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Death / Grief / Loss
The Trouble With Heroes
By: Kate Messner
ISBN: 9781547616398
Fiction, 9–12, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Death / Grief / Loss
After We Burned
By: Marieke Nijkamp
ISBN: 9781728291208
Fiction, Teen (12+), Prose, Action / Adventure
The Flip Side
By: Jason Walz
ISBN: 9780593617991
Fiction, Teen (12+), Graphic Novel, Occult / Paranormal / Supernatural
The Girl You Know
By: Elle Gonzalez Rose
ISBN: 9781547616039
Fiction, Teen (12+), Prose, Mystery / Thriller
