Children's Books about Death and Illness

1) Parenting a Grieving Child: helping children find faith, hope, and healing after the loss of a loved one

Author

Poust, Mary DeTurris

2) When children grieve: for parents to help children deal with death, divorce, moving, pet loss, and loss

Author

James, John W

3) heaven is for real for kids

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4) Death is stupid

Author

Higginbotham, Anastasia

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Walks through the emotions and confusion it is common for young people to experience when someone dies, and describes some of the ways to celebrate love and life.

5) What happens when a loved one dies?: our first talk about death

Author

Roberts, Jillian

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"A nonfiction picture book that introduces very young children to the concept of death in a way that is gentle, age-appropriate and comforting."--Ingram.

6) Michael Rosen's sad book

Author

Rosen, Michael

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A man tells about all the emotions that accompany his sadness over the death of his son, and how he tries to cope.

7) Vortex

Author

Coulter, Catherine

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#1 New York Times bestselling Catherine Coulter returns with a brilliant new novel in her FBI thriller series, in which agents Sherlock and Savich find themselves dealing with very powerful figures from the past who could wreak havoc in the present.

Seven years ago, Mia Briscoe was at a college frat rave with her best friend, Serena, when a fire broke out. Everyone was accounted for except Serena, who was never seen nor heard

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8) sammys mommy has cancer

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9) Our mom has cancer

Author

Ackermann, Abigail

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Two sisters, ages eleven and thirteen, describe what it was like for them when their mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent surgery and chemotherapy,

10) mom has cancer

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11) Cancer in the family: helping children cope with a parent's illness

12) my parent has cancer and it really sucks real life

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13) Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs

Author

DePaola, Tomie

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Four-year-old Tommy enjoys his relationship with both his grandmother and great-grandmother, but eventually learns to face their inevitable death.

14) The Invisible String

Author

Karst, Patrice

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When Liza and Jeremy run to their mother during a scary storm, she comforts them by telling them about the Invisible String, which connects people who love each other no matter where they are and means that they are never alone.