Explaining Death to Young Children

Because her mom's death causes six-year-old Charlotte to feel sad, mad, and scared, she and her dad visit a therapist who helps them acknowledge and express their feelings.

Suggested for ages 5 - 7

Badger's friends are sad when he dies, but they treasure the legacies he left them.

Suggested for ages 3 - 6

When her best friend, an old lady named Miss Lilly, passes away Sara learns that the memory of a loved one never dies.

Suggested for ages 3 - 6

Bessie misses her grandmother when she dies, but when Bessie grows up, she has a little girl of her own who looks and behaves just like Grandma.

Suggested for ages 4 - 7

Everett Anderson has a difficult time coming to terms with his grief after his father dies.

Suggested for ages 4 - 7

When Francie's Great-Granny Annabel dies of Alzheimer's disease, Francie finds a way to help people remember the real person rather than the shell she had become as the disease ran its course.

Suggested for ages 4 - 7

After the death of her Indian great-grandmother, Jamie remembers the many special things the old woman shared with her about the natural world.

Suggested for ages 7 - 11

Two friends who lose parents, one suddenly in an accident and one by illness, learn to deal with their grief.

Suggested for ages 4 - 7

A boy asks others how they felt when his grandfather died and then shares his own feelings.

Suggested for ages 4 - 7

Grandpa Abe enters Sarah's life as her grandmother's boyfriend, becomes her grandfather by marriage, and enriches her life before leaving it.

Suggested for ages 3 - 7