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Grief Books
Books can offer children a safe and accessible way to explore and understand their grief. When a child sees their experiences, thoughts, or feelings reflected in a story, it helps normalize their experiences and reduces the feelings of isolation that can often follow a loss. Stories provide language for complex emotions, model coping and connection, and create gentle openings for meaningful conversations between children and their caregivers.
Ages 0-4
Goodbye - A First Conversation About Grief
A board book that offers language and guidance for parents to introduce concepts related to grief to children. It gives words to help young children to understand big feelings related to grief and loss.
The Goodbye Book
Through simple language and illustrations, this book gives words to the different feelings we may have when experiencing grief. It normalizes grief as a personal and evolving process, showing to children that healing takes time.
Ages 5-8
Ida, Always
Based on a true story, this beautiful book follows two polar bears named Gus and Ida, as they navigate Ida's terminal illness. It gently portrays love, anticipatory grief, and the lasting impact of meaningful relationships.
When Dinosaurs Die
This book explains death using clear, age-appropriate language, touching on topics such as what death means, why it happens, and how we may feel when someone dies. It touches on common questions and misconceptions that children may have, and is a great resource for parents to learn strategies for explaining death to children.
ABCs of Grief
Using an alphabet format, this book introduces different emotions and experiences related to grief in an accessible way. It helps children build emotional vocabulary and understand that grief can take on many different forms.
What Does Grief Feel Like
This book explores many ways that grief can feel, along with different ways that we remember and feel connected to someone that has died. Throughout the book are many questions and prompts for parents and children to start conversation together about grief.
Ages 9-12
My Grief Comfort Book
This interactive workbook offers activities, reflections, and coping strategies to help children process their grief. This is a great resource for parents wanting to do creative grief-related activities with their kids at home, or for clinicians working with grieving children.
Shouting At The Rain
This novel follows a young girl navigating the ambiguous loss of her mother while dealing with complex emotions and family changes. Delsie is an “orphan” living with her grandmother in Cape Cod. She’s never known either of her parents and has lived with her grandparents her whole life. It highlights resilience, connection, and the healing power of supportive relationships.
Ages 13-17
A Monster Calls
This teen fiction story follows a boy visited by a mysterious monster as he struggles to cope with his mother's terminal illness. This book shares strong themes of anticipatory grief, anger, guilt, and acceptance.
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