Coming Full Circle: A Selected List of Books for Children About Death & Dying
Youngest Readers
| Brown, Laurie Krasny |
When Dinosaurs Die (General) |
| Bunting, Eve |
On Call Back Mountain (Friend) |
| Carter, Dorothy |
Bye, Mis' Lela (Friend) |
| Cohen, Miriam |
Jim's Dog Muffins (Pet dog) |
| Cooke, Trish |
The Grandad Tree (Grandfather) |
| DiSalvo-Ryan, Dyanne |
A Dog Like Jack (Pet dog) |
| Fowler, Susi Gregg |
Beautiful (Uncle) |
| Grindley, Sally |
A Flag for Grandma (Grandmother) |
| Hanson, Warren |
The Next Place (General, Remembrance) |
| Heide, Florence |
Tio Armando (Great-uncle) |
| Hughes, Shirley |
Alfie & the Birthday Surprise (Pet cat) |
| Joslin, Mary |
The Goodbye Boat (Grandmother) |
| Lyon, George Ella |
Ada's Pal (Pet dog) |
| Mundy, Michaelene |
Sad Isn't Bad (General) |
| Rogers, Fred |
When a Pet Dies (Pet, General) |
| Russo, Marisabina |
Grandpa Abe (Grandfather, Remembrance) |
| Schneider, Antoine |
Good-bye, Vivi! (Pet canary, Grandmother) |
| Sgouros, Charissa |
A Pillow for My Mom (Mother) |
| Shriver, Maria |
What's Heaven? (General) |
| Spelman, Cornelia. |
After Charlotte's Mom Died (Mother) |
| Stewart, Elizabeth |
Bimmi Finds a Cat (Pet cat) |
| Wild, Margaret |
Old Pig (Grandmother) |
| Zalben, Jane Breskin |
Pearl's Marigolds for Grandpa (Grandfather, Remembrance) |
| Zolotow, Charlotte |
The Old Dog (Pet dog) |
Intermediate Readers
| Atkins, Jeannine |
Name on the Quilt (Uncle, Remembrance) |
| Anaya, Rudolfo |
Farolitos for Abuelo (Grandfather, Remembrance, Ritual) |
| Arcellana, Francisco |
The Mats (Sisters, Remembrance, Ritual) |
| Bahr, Mary |
If Nathan Were Here (Friend) |
| Barron, T.A. |
Where is Grandpa? (Grandfather, Remembrance) |
| Bartoletti, Susan |
Dancing with Dziadziu (Grandparents, Remembrance) |
| Borden, Louise |
Good Luck, Mrs. K. (Friend, Teacher) |
| Bunting, Eve |
Rudi's Pond (Friend, Remembrance) |
| Bunting, Eve |
Swan in Love (General) |
| Carrick, Carol |
Upside-down Cake (Father) |
| Garrett, Ann |
Keeper of the Swamp (Grandfather, Animal) |
| Kadono, Eiko |
Grandpa's Soup (Grandmother, Remembrance) |
| Kaplan, Howard |
Waiting to Sing (Mother, Remembrance) |
| Luenn, Nancy |
A Gift for Abuelita (Grandmother, Remembrance) |
| Morehead, Debby |
A Special Place for Charlee (Pet dog) |
| Schick, Eleanor |
Mama (Mother) |
| Turner, Barbara |
A Little Bit of Rob (Brother, General) |
| Weitzman, Elizabeth |
Let's Talk about When a Parent Dies (General) |
| Wood, Douglas |
Grandad's Prayers of the Earth (General) |
Older Readers
| Adler, C.S. |
Daddy's Climbing Tree (Father) |
| Bohlmeijer, Arno |
Something Very Sorry (Mother) |
| Fletcher, Ralph |
Fig Pudding (Brother) |
| Haas, Jesse |
Unbroken (Mother, Animal) |
| Henkes, Kevin |
Sun & Spoon (Grandmother) |
| Maynard, Bill |
Rock River (Brother) |
| Park, Barbara |
Mick Harte Was Here (Brother) |
| Rodowsky, Colby F. |
The Turnabout Shop (Mother) |
| Shreve, Susan. |
The Goalie (Mother) |
| Strasser, Todd |
Hey Dad, Get a Life (Father) |
| Wilson, Nancy |
Flapjack Waltzes (Brother) |
| Yumoto, Kazumi |
The Friends (Grandmother, Friend, General) |
Advanced Readers
| Abelove, Joan |
Saying It Out Loud! (Mother) |
| Almond, David |
Kit's Wilderness (General) |
| Couloumbis, Audrey |
Getting Near to Baby (Sister) |
| Fry, Virginia Lynn |
Part of Me Died, Too (General) |
| Hawes. Louise |
Rosey in the Present Tense (Friend) |
| Hermes, Patricia |
Cheat the Moon (Mother) |
| Laird, Elizabeth |
Secret Friends (Friend) |
| Metzger, Lois |
Missing Girls (Mother) |
| Roberts, Willo Davis |
Pawns (Parents) |
| Ross, Adrienne |
In the Quiet (Mother) |
| Rylant, Cynthia |
The Heavenly Village (General) |
Prepared by Carolyn Schuler
Monroe County Library System
2000
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