Death and grief Books

Loved in the Locket of God's Heart is a devotion book written for orphans, foster children, and anyone needing to find wholeness after losing a family. Teresa Ann Winton provides emotional insight and spiritual wisdom gained through her own experiences...

The feelings expressed in this story are:•denial,•sadness,•disbelief and• guilt. These are all part of the experience of a sudden death of a sibling. Coping skills: As the years passed the surviving twin was able to use the "treasures" in the...

Butterfly Wings is a book that was written following the loss of my father. During a time of great sadness and heartache, God's love, comfort, and peace began to flood my soul in those early days. Even in the midst of pain, there is beauty to be...

Cedric the Giraffe: Helping Children Explore Their Emotions is just the book kids need to express their feelings after a loss or a significant event has touched their lives. Cedric the Giraffe lives in the African savannah, and is trying to learn to deal...

Ella feels like she is stuck in a pile of gloomy mud. She misses her mom so much. So, Ella embarks on a quest to find happiness again; wishing upon a star, trying to cook it up in a magic potion, and searching for it in all the places her grieving young...

Jamie is the story of a little girl, her rag doll and her relationship with her Grandpa. Her parents were killed in an automobile accident and her grandfather, who had nothing but love to give her, raised her. He taught her compassion, sportsmanship and...

This book is about a girl who is afraid to cry due to the lost of her loved ones. However, she and a friend get a chance to meet new friends in an adventurous land called Buttercup Land. There she learns that death is a part of nature and not to be...

This picture book for ages 5-10 beautifully illustrates the steps a family takes when a Slavic Orthodox Christian loved one dies. We follow the progression from the funeral home visitation and Pomen, to the church ceremony, and finally the cemetery...

This charming and poignant contemporary story about two Lakota girls and their Laotian friend illuminates for children and adults the Lakota meaning of family, friendship, life, and death. In the Lakota way, Lana and her cousin Lori are like sisters,...

A Dog's Tail is a picture book story narrated by Alice the rottweiler and one of which explores the impact parental alcohol abuse had on her and her family. The story begins during Alice's puppy years and continues into her dog years. Readers of...

I will be fine because I have learned that faith and love will see me through, and I will always have my memory-kisses.Following the death of her mother, Charilee Eytcheson moves to Florida to live with her grandparents while her father is away in the U...

Losing someone you love is hard, particularly when you're just four years old. When Jenny realises it's been some time between visits with her favourite grandad, she begins to worry. In this heartfelt tale, Jenny takes a trip down memory lane as she...

Upset, anxious and sad when their Mum dies, Rez learns the importance of being able to talk about how they are feeling during a bedtime conversation with their other parent, Mam. Although she is also feeling very sad and distraught, Mam does her best to...

This touching novel tells the story of a young girl named Cicely who has only a short time to live. Cicely's courage, humor, and faith inspire everyone around her, including her family and caretakers. The book offers a powerful message of love and hope...

Some babies can't stay; it's true, I'm afraid, but they're never forgotten, and their love never fades. This book is gentle poem for anyone who has ever experienced the unimaginable loss of a baby. It speaks to families who have experienced miscarriage,...

Tom had very little, until he had Everything! When a young tomato plant is overlooked at the farmers market in favour of more robust plants, he'd all but given up on himself until one day, when a young girl's compassionate eye sees Tom's potential,...

Tabansi and The Golden Touch is an inspiring children's book that is ideal forchildren and adolescents. Tabansi- one who endures, represents strength,conviction, discipline and purpose. These attributes play a key role inenabling Tabansi to endure;...