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The Boy and the Gorilla (2020)Published Jan 1, 2020On the day of his mother's funeral, a boy meets a gorilla who listens and answers the questions he finds hard to ask. The picture book unfolds in dialogue, with room to stop at a question instead of reading straight through. It suits a child who wants plain words for what happens after someone dies.0 - 2
Ida, Always (2016)★ 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2016Gus learns that Ida, the other polar bear at his zoo, is ill and won't get better. The friends spend time together while they can, and familiar city sounds take on a different meaning for Gus afterward. Read this picture book when the difficult part is knowing a goodbye is coming.0 - 3
The tenth good thing about Barney (1971)★ 8.7/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 1971When Barney the cat dies, his family plans a funeral. The boy's mother asks him to think of ten good things about Barney, and he starts with nine. The picture book gives families a small, concrete point of connection. One favorite memory is plenty to start with.0 - 4
Sitting Shiva (2022)Published Jan 1, 2022After her mother dies, a girl stays upstairs while visitors bring food and share stories. She can hear life carrying on below before she feels ready to go down herself. The picture book shows how one family observes shiva, and a note explains the Jewish mourning tradition.0 - 5
Something Very Sad Happened: A Toddler's Guide to Understanding DeathWritten for two- and three-year-olds, this illustrated guide gives a caregiver simple, direct words for explaining a death. Certain words are marked so an adult can adapt them to the person the child has lost. There is also a note for grown-ups who want to prepare before they read together.0 - 6
The Goodbye Book (2015)★ 10.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2015A little fish misses its companion. With short sentences and bright, simple pictures, the book makes room for a fish that feels angry one moment and too sad to eat another. The reason for the goodbye is left open, which makes this a flexible read-aloud when the feeling matters more than matching…0 - 7
The rough patch (2018)★ 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2018When Evan's dog dies, the fox tears up the garden they used to tend together. An unexpected pumpkin vine gives him something to decide about when he's ready. The changing garden makes the anger and loneliness visible to a child who would rather look at pictures than talk about feelings.0 - 8
The funeral (2018)★ 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2018Norma goes to her great-uncle Frank's funeral and gets to see her cousin Ray. She looks at family photographs, eats sandwiches, and plays outside after the service. The picture book is especially useful for a child who is curious about what people do at a funeral and whether it's okay to have a…0 - 9
The Remembering Day / El día de los muertosBella and her grandmother, Mamá Alma, have years of memories in their garden. In this bilingual picture book, Pat Mora imagines an origin story for Mexico's Day of the Dead, giving the family a day to remember together. The garden offers a starting point for talking about places and traditions that…0 - 10
One Wave at a Time: A Story About Grief and HealingAfter Kai's father dies, feelings arrive like waves. Sometimes fear, anger, and sadness run together, and sometimes everything feels flat. The pictures put those changes on the page, which can be helpful when a child wants to point to a feeling without having to explain it.0
