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When grief strikes a family, children often become the focus how to speak to them about death, how to recognize if they are grieving 'usually', how to produce open communication and dialogue. and so on. When we ask adults what they need in their sorrow often their first response is what they need for their kids.
We have posts on the effect of age on understanding, on sorrow journals and workbooks for kids, on the dangers of using euphemisms, on art activities for grieving kids, on art activities for grieving kids and adults, on speaking to kids about suicide, an activity book for kids after a suicide, on holiday activities for kids, and.
But something that we don't have is a list of kids books about death and sorrow, regardless of the truth that we get asked about this fairly frequently. We have spoken about journal, activity and workbooks for kids, however sometimes a story is the very best way to open a discussion.
It can use a safe way to open a discussion with children about death and grief, in groups, as a family, or individually. So today, here it is! We have a list of 64 children's books about sorrow. Similar to all of our '64 things' lists, we understand this is not an extensive list.
The books are primarily for the 10 and under crowd however, felt confident, a list of 64 Young Grownup books about sorrow is on the horizon. 1. Life times: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children (kids 5+)2.The Invisible String (kids 3+)3. Everett Anderson's Bye-bye (Reading Rainbow) (kids 5-8)4. Solution Can Be Seen Here About Barney (kids 6-9)5.
When Dinosaurs Pass Away: A Guide to Understanding Death (Dino Life Guides for Households) (kids 4-8)7. I Miss You: A Very First Take A Look At Death (First Look at Books) (kids 4+)8. The Saddest Time (kids 6-9)9. Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss (kids 8+)10. The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages (kids 4+)11.
Where Are You? A Child's Book About Loss (kids 4-8)13. Samantha Jane's Missing out on Smile: A Story About Handling the Loss of a Moms and dad (kids 5+)14. The Scar (kids5-9)15. An Awful Thing Took Place (kids 4+)16. The Elephant in the Room: A Childrens Book for Grief and Loss (kids 4+)17. The Kid Who Didn't Want to Be Unfortunate (kids 4+) 18.