We often hear from pastors seeking resources for working with grieving children, sometimes in the loss of a family member or friend, and other times for those special family members, our pets.
RevGals recommended the following books for children. Please add your suggestions in the comments.
Badger’s Parting Gifts, by Susan Varley
Cat Heaven, by Cynthia Rylant
Dog Heaven, by Cynthia Rylant
The Fall of Freddie the Leaf, by Leo Buscaglia
Goodbye Mog, by Judith Kerr
Help Me Say Goodbye, by Janis Silverman
I Miss You: A First Look at Death, by Pat Thomas
I’ll Always Love You, by Hans Wilhelm
The Invisible String, by Patrice Karst
Missing Mommy: A Book about Bereavement, by Rebecca Cobb
The Next Place, by Warren Hanson
The Rainbow Bridge: A Visit to Pet Paradise, by Adrian Raeside
Tear Soup, by Pat Schwiebert and Chuck DeKlyen
The Tenth Good Thing about Barney, by Judith Viorst
Waterbugs and Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Young Children, by Doris Stickney
When a Pet Dies, by Mr Rogers
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Mama’s Going to Heaven Soon by Kathe Martin Copeland
What Happened When Grandma Died by Peggy Barker
Emma Says Goodbye by Carolyn Nystrom
Help Me Say Goodbye by Janis Silverman
Sarah’s Grandma Goes to Heaven by Maribeth Boelts
The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
Tear Soup by Pat Schwiebert and Chuck DeKlyen
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THE INVISIBLE STRING
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Lifetimes (Full title: Beginnings and endings with lifetimes in between) Bryan Mellonie and Robert Ingpen
Remembering Grandad by Gianni Padoan
Dear Nana by Kaylyn Taylor
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Cry Heart, But Never Break by Glenn Ringtved
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