Bereavement Books for Children

A list of books which tackle the difficult subjects of bereavement and loss

This is a list of books which tackle the difficult subjects of bereavement and loss. We believe that grieving children may be able to relate to stories in the books or find comfort and answers to some of their worries or questions in relation to their experience:

  • The Heart And The Bottle  By Oliver Jeffers
  • Finding Hope When Dreams Have Shattered – By Ted Bowman
  • No Matter What  By Debi Gliori
  • Harry And Hopper  By Margaret Wild
  • Muddles, Puddles And Sunshine – By Diana Crossly
  • The Scar – By Charlotte Mourdlic
  • Rabbityness – By Jo Empson
  • The Copper Tree – By Harry Robinson
  • The Bear And The Wildcat – By Kazumi Yumoto
  • The Great Big Book Of Feelings – By Mary Hoffmen
  • Grandpa – By John Burningham
  • Grandpa’s Boat – By Michael Catchpool
  • Moonshadow – By Gillian Lobel
  • Grandma And Grandpa’s Garden – By Neil Griffiths
  • Up In Heaven – By Emma Chichester Clark
  • Little Bears Grandad – By Nigel Gray
  • Princess And The Castle – By Caroline Birch
  • Duck, Death And Tulip – By Wolf Erlbruch
  • Aunt Mary’s Rose – By Douglas Wood

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