Death, Grief, Bereavement

This must-have companion to the picture book phenomenon The Invisible String -- which has sold over a million copies to date -- uses more than 50 art and writing activities (plus bonus reflection cards!) to help build self-esteem and healthy...

A beautiful and gentle look at the circle of life, using Christine Pym's gorgeous animal characters to explore the emotions and facts around death, with questions such as Is it ok to talk about dying? What happens when someone dies? Can I shout and cry...

"Grief is a tricky subject to explain to kids, but this book is a wonderful go-to expert toolkit!" Dr Ranj SinghThe death of a parent, sibling or friend is one of the most traumatic experiences for a child or young person and it can be hard to know how...

The story of one girl's quest for clarity and forgiveness after an awful, universe-gone-mad-mistake. From the internationally bestselling author of Girl in Pieces 'Breathtaking and heartbreaking, and I loved it with all my heart.' Jennifer Niven I...

With its spare, poignant text and irresistibly sweet illustrations, The Rabbit Listened is a tender meditation on loss. When something terrible happens, Taylor doesn't know where to turn. All the animals are sure they have the answer. The chicken wants...

A beautiful and heartfelt picture book to help children celebrate the memories left behind when a loved one dies.Fox has lived a long and happy life in the forest, but now he is tired. He lies down in his favourite clearing, and falls asleep for ever...

A heartbreakingly honest account of a father's grief for his son from the illustrious pairing of two former Children's Laureates.Very occasionally the term non-fiction has to stretch itself to accommodate a book that fits into no category at all. Michael...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781869890582Author Winston's WishFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Hawthorn PressPublisher Hawthorn PressWeight(grams) 168gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 295mm *...

Talking to children about death can be hard. Water Bugs and Dragonflies, a perennial bestseller, can help you to answer their questions. Doris Stickney tells the story of a small colony of water bugs living below the surface of a pond. Whenever a bug...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838297824Author Lucy ThatcherFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Lucky Star PublicationsPublisher Lucky Star PublicationsWeight(grams) 216g

Children and teenagers with autism can struggle to cope with the loss of a loved one, and the complicated and painful emotions of bereavement. This book explains death in concrete terms that the child with autism will understand, explores feelings that...

Time runs like a river, never resting, moving steadily on. But if we notice how different each minute can be, we can appreciate them before they are gone.Rivers can be fast-flowing or still, raging or calm, just like us. This lyrical picture book from...

For over 25 years, families have used When Dinosaurs Die to explain death, dying, and coping with grief and loss -- from the creators of the beloved Dino Tales: Life Guide for Families series, which has sold over 1.5 million copies.Straightforward and...

From Molly Potter, best-selling author of How Are You Feeling Today? and What's Worrying You?, comes a picture book for starting conversations with children about death, bereavement and what happens next. When someone dies, we can feel a whole host of...

Smallpox! Rabies! Black Death! Throughout history humankind has been plagued by . . . well, by plagues. The symptoms of these diseases were gruesome-but the remedies were even worse. Get to know the ickiest illnesses that have infected humans and...

What Does Dead Mean? is a beautifully illustrated book that guides children gently through 17 of the 'big' questions they often ask about death and dying. Questions such as 'Is being dead like sleeping?', 'Why do people have to die?' and 'Where do dead...

Winner of a Moonbeam Children's Book Award 2017I Have a Question about... is a 2018 Winner of the Moonbeam Children's Book Award Silver Medal for Best Book Series - Non-Fiction Death is a difficult topic for any parent or educator to explain to a child,...

This reassuring picture book explores the difficult issue of death for young children. Children's feelings and questions about this sensitive subject are looked at in a simple but realistic way. This book helps them to understand their loss and come to...

In a magical underwater forest lived a colourful and loveable Octopus called Ollie, who loved swimming with his friends and spending time with his mum and dad, Orla and Orson the Octopuses. Until one day, Orla started to get very sick. The doctors did...

Written by children for children, this unique workbook is both written and illustrated by children and teenagers who have experienced the death of someone close to them - a parent, grandparent, sibling or friend. They describe their often confusing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784983772Author Lauren ChandlerFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint The Good Book CompanyPublisher The Good Book CompanyWeight(grams) 426gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553344028Author Bryan MellonieFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 125gDimensions(mm)...

Grief can be complicated and painful. Our memories, relationships, good times and worries are unique, and these all affect how we experience a loss. No two people will experience grief in the same way because all of our relationships are specific to us...

In this amazing true story, Colton Burpo shares his comforting and exciting experience in heaven, where he saw Jesus, lost loved ones, and other miracles. During a surgery, four-year-old Colton visited heaven, and he wants everyone to know how wonderful...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780962050206Author Marge Eaton HeegaardFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Woodland PressPublisher Woodland PressWeight(grams) 160g

How to you explain to a child what happens when parents separate? This hands on picture book is designed to help children with their questions and feelings about tricky topics that can be hard to talk about. Written with wellbeing experts CHUMS this...

When we were on a No Girls Allowed! holiday, my daddy's heart stopped beating and I had to find help all by myself. He was very badly broken. Not even the ambulance people could help him...This honest, sensitive and beautifully illustrated picture book...

Change and transitions are hard, but Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend! demonstrates how, when one experience ends, it opens the door for another to begin. It follows two best friends as they say goodbye to snowmen, and hello to stomping in puddles. They...

*Read the book before you see the film, out September 2021!* Dear Evan Hansen, Today's going to be an amazing day and here's why...When a letter that was never meant to be seen draws high school senior Evan Hansen into the Murphy family's grief over the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506457819Author Rowland, JoannaFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Fortress Press,U.S.Publisher 1517 Media

A courageous, heart-warming book about death that has become a cornerstone of the Gecko Press catalogue worldwide In a strangely heart-warming and beautifully illustrated story, a duck strikes up an unlikely friendship with Death. Duck, Death and the...

When children learn about something big and bad - even when they hear only bits and pieces - their brains get busy trying to make sense of it. Where did it happen? Why did it happen? And especially, will it happen again? Something Bad Happened guides...

**'Luminous and unforgettable' - Emma Chichester Clark** **'Utterly pitch perfect' - Debi Gliori** **'Heartwarming and heartbreaking' - Caryl Hart** ------------------------------------------------- When a wise old tree takes a tiny sapling into...

With sensitivity and insight, this series offers suggestions for healing activities that can help survivors learn to express their grief and mourn naturally. Acknowledging that death is a painful, ongoing part of life, they explain how people need to...

*WINNER of the 2023 AAAS/Subaru SB&F prize for Excellence in Science Books* 'This is the perfect book for talking to children about death' - The Guardian In the frost-covered forest of early spring, fox is on a mission to find food for her three...

Something Very Sad Happened is intended to be read to two- and three-year-old children to help them understand death and process the loss of a loved one. When a loved one dies, it can be hard to know how to explain it to a young child, particularly if...

This creative activity book belongs in the hands of every child who has lost someone special in their lives to help them heal through play and art therapy with stickers, coloring sheets, keepsakes, and comfort cards.Whether a child has lost a...

Synopsis coming soon.......Book InformationISBN 9780684868042Author Helen FitzgeraldFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Simon & Schuster LtdPublisher Simon & Schuster Ltd

A picture book to help children understand the loss of a loved one to drug overdose. Often, children who lose a loved one to overdose are not truthfully told what happened to the person who died, because of the stigma associated with this type of death...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646117130Author Tracy LambertFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 198mm...