Suggestions from Mt. Lebanon Public Library  ~  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
                    www.mtlebanonlibrary.org
           
         Coping with Death   

Picture books for children in preschool—second grade.
Unless otherwise noted, all books may be found in the picture book section
under the author’s last name.
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GRANDPARENTS

Aliki
The Two of Them (grandfather)

Anderson, Janet
The Key into Winter (grandmother)

Barron, T. A.
Where Is Grandpa? (grandfather)

Boyden, Linda
The blue roses (grandfather)

Bruchac, Joseph
Fox Song (grandmother)

Cazet, Denys
Christmas Moon (grandfather)

Cazzola, Gus
The Bells of Santa Lucia (grandmother)

Cooke, Trish
The Grandad Tree (grandfather)

DePaola, Tomie
Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs (great-grandmother)

Doray, Malika
One more Wednesday (grandmother)

Egger, Bettina
Marianne’s Grandmother (grandmother)

Engel, Diana
Eleanor, Arthur, and Claire (grandfather)

Fox, Mem
Sophie (grandfather)

Fraustino, Lisa
The hickory chair (grandmother)

Fried, Amelie
Is Grandpa wearing a suit? (grandfather)

Gould, Deborah
Grandpa’s Slide Show (grandfather)

Hesse, Karen
Poppy’s Chair (grandfather)

Joose, Barbara
Ghost wings (grandmother)

Krishnaswami, Uma
Remembering Grandpa (grandfather)

Kroll, Virginia
Fireflies, Peach Pies, and Lullabies (grandmother)

LeTord, Bijou
My Grandma Leonie (grandmother)

Limb, Sue
Come Back, Grandma (grandmother)

Luenn, Nancy
A Gift for Abuelita:
Celebrating the Day of the Dead (grandmother)

Manuel, Lynn
The Christmas thingamajig (grandmother)

Monk, Isabell
Blackberry stew (grandfather)

Nobisso, Josephine
Grandpa Loved (grandfather)

Plourde, Lynn
Thank you, Grandpa (grandfather)

Roth, Susan
Another Christmas (grandfather)

Russo, Marisabrina
Grandpa Abe (grandfather)

Thong, Roseanne
The wishing tree (grandmother)

Thompson, Colin
Looking for Atlantis (grandfather)

Wells, Rosemary
The Language of Doves (grandfather)

Wild, Margaret
Old Pig (grandmother)

Wood, Douglas
Grandad’s Prayers of the Earth (grandfather)

Wright, Betty
The Cat Next Door (grandmother)

Yolen, Jan
Grandad Bill’s Song (grandfather)

Zolotow, Charlotte
My Grandson Lew (grandfather)

PARENTS

Clifton, Lucille
Everett Anderson’s Goodbye (father)

Madenski, Melissa
Some of the Pieces (father)

Napoli, Donna Jo
Flamingo dream (father)

Porte, Barbara Ann
Harry’s Mom (mother)- Easy Reader

OTHER RELATIVES/ FRIENDS

Alexander, Sue
Nadia the Willful (brother)

Atkins, Jeannine
A Name On the Quilt: A Story of Remembrance (Uncle/AIDS)

Brisson, Pat
I remember Miss Perry (teacher)

Carlstrom, Nancy
Blow Me a Kiss, Miss Lilly (elderly friend)

Carson, Jo
You Hold Me and I’ll Hold You (aunt)

Carter, Dorothy
Bye, Mis’ Lela (elderly friend)

Fritts, Mary Bahr
If Nathan Were Here (friend)

Heide, Florence Parry
Tio Armando (great uncle)

Jukes, Mavis
I’ll See You In My Dreams (uncle)

Puttock, Simon
A story for Hippo (friend)

Varley, S.
Badger’s Parting Gifts (friend)

PETS

Carrick, Carol
The Accident (pet)

Clark, Emma
Up in heaven (dog)

Cochran, Bill
The forever dog (pet)

Cohen, Miriam
Jim’s Dog Muffins (pet)

Dabcovich, Lydia
Mrs. Huggins and Her Hen Hannah (pet)

Demas, Corinne
Saying goodbye to Lulu (dog)

DiSalvo-Ryan, DyAnne
A Dog Like Jack (pet)

Fox, Mem
Tough Boris (parrot)

Harris, Robie H.
Goodbye, Mousie (pet)

Hill, Frances
The bug cemetery (pet)

Himler, Ronald
Six is so much less than seven (cat)

Howard, Ellen
Murphy and Kate (pet)

Hurd, Edith Thacher
The Black Dog Who Went into the Woods (pet)

Joose, Barbara
Better With Two (pet)

Keller, Holly
Goodbye, Max (pet)

Lyon, George Ella
Ada’s Pal (dog)

Martin, Jacqueline
Grandmother Bryant’s Pocket (pet)

Newman, Lesléa
The best cat in the world (cat)

Rogers, Fred
When a Pet Dies (pet)

Viorst, Judith
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney (pet)

Wild, Margaret
Toby (pet)

Wilhelm, Hans
I’ll Always Love You (pet) j E-pb W

Zolotow, Charlotte
The Old Dog (pet)

GENERAL

Bley, Anette
And what comes after a thousand? (memories)

Durant, Alan
Always and forever (grief/memories)

Gerstein, G.
The Mountains of Tibet (reincarnation)

Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman
I don’t care (grief)

There are many non-fiction books to help children cope with death and grief. Look for these in the parent-teacher section under the call numbers j 155.937 P-T.

Selected titles:

j 155.937 Bro P-T, Brown, Laurene Krasny
When Dinosaurs Die:
A Guide to Understanding Death

j 155.937 Coh P-T Cohen, Janice
I had a friend named Peter

j 155.937 Fit P-T Fitzgerald, Helen
The Grieving Child: a Parent’s Guide

j 155.93 Gro P-T Grollman, Earl
Explaining Death to Children

j 155.937 Jos P-T, Joslin, Mary The Goodbye Boat

j 155.937 Ras P-T, Raschka, Chris The Purple Balloon

236.1 L471 LeShan, Eda
Learning to say good-by: when a parent dies
(in adult library)

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Look for these and other great books in
The Children's Library
Mt. Lebanon Public Library
16 Castle Shannon Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15228
412/531-1913      3.08
www.mtlebanonlibrary.org