Best Books About Death & Dying For Kids

1.
When Grandma Climbed the Magic Ladder
When Grandma Climbed the Magic Ladder 4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings
2.
Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs
Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs 4.32 avg rating — 3,287 ratings
3.
Cry, Heart, But Never Break
Cry, Heart, But Never Break 4.40 avg rating — 3,485 ratings
4.
Duck, Death and the Tulip
Duck, Death and the Tulip 4.46 avg rating — 4,667 ratings
5.
The Purple Balloon
The Purple Balloon 3.66 avg rating — 293 ratings
6.
Badger's Parting Gifts
Badger's Parting Gifts 4.37 avg rating — 773 ratings
7.
Grandma's Gloves
Grandma's Gloves 4.19 avg rating — 289 ratings
8.
Remembering Crystal
Remembering Crystal 4.06 avg rating — 191 ratings
9.
Annie and the Old One
Annie and the Old One 3.89 avg rating — 1,130 ratings
9.
Can You Hear Me, Daddy?
Can You Hear Me, Daddy?
by: Y.Y. Chan
4.89 avg rating — 63 ratings
11.
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney 4.27 avg rating — 1,437 ratings
12.
When Aunt Mattie Got Her Wings
When Aunt Mattie Got Her Wings 3.48 avg rating — 128 ratings
13.
The Kissing Hand
The Kissing Hand 4.44 avg rating — 72,520 ratings
14.
Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss
Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss 4.57 avg rating — 2,084 ratings
15.
The Power of Two
The Power of Two 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings
15.
Rachel and the Upside Down Heart
Rachel and the Upside Down Heart 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
15.
Death Is Stupid
Death Is Stupid 4.50 avg rating — 719 ratings
15.
Can You Hear Me?: Hope After Loss
Can You Hear Me?: Hope After Loss
by: Y.Y. Chan
4.76 avg rating — 50 ratings
15.
When Someone Dies: A Book about Death for Kids who are Curious or who are Experiencing a Death
When Someone Dies: A Book about Death for Kids who are Curious or who are Experiencing a Death it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
15.
Keith Says Goodbye: A Story About Letting Go
Keith Says Goodbye: A Story About Letting Go 4.75 avg rating — 16 ratings
21.
The Invisible String
The Invisible String 4.51 avg rating — 3,880 ratings
22.
Old Coyote
Old Coyote 4.33 avg rating — 57 ratings
22.
The Thing About Jellyfish
The Thing About Jellyfish 4.10 avg rating — 43,470 ratings
24.
Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Life and Death to Children
Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Life and Death to Children 4.25 avg rating — 719 ratings
24.
Big Cat, Little Cat
Big Cat, Little Cat 4.30 avg rating — 3,956 ratings
26.
Winter's Gift
Winter's Gift 4.34 avg rating — 480 ratings
26.
The Funeral
The Funeral 3.55 avg rating — 637 ratings
28.
The Next Place
The Next Place 4.49 avg rating — 742 ratings
28.
Finn's Feather
Finn's Feather 4.39 avg rating — 189 ratings
28.
Rosie and Crayon
Rosie and Crayon 4.16 avg rating — 179 ratings
31.
Grandad's Prayers of the Earth
Grandad's Prayers of the Earth 4.32 avg rating — 209 ratings
31.
To Hell With Dying
To Hell With Dying 4.06 avg rating — 201 ratings
31.
Six Is So Much Less Than Seven
Six Is So Much Less Than Seven 4.10 avg rating — 31 ratings
34.
The Grandad Tree
The Grandad Tree 3.95 avg rating — 40 ratings
35.
Mama's Going To Buy You a Mockingbird: Puffin Classics Edition
Mama's Going To Buy You a Mockingbird: Puffin Classics Edition 3.91 avg rating — 395 ratings
35.
When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death (Dino Tales: Life Guides for Families)
When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death (Dino Tales: Life Guides for Families) 4.21 avg rating — 383 ratings
37.
Waiting for the Whales
Waiting for the Whales 4.35 avg rating — 96 ratings
37.
Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova
Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova 4.31 avg rating — 1,595 ratings
39.
Kira-Kira
Kira-Kira 3.97 avg rating — 27,858 ratings
39.
Waterbugs and Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Children
Waterbugs and Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Children 4.48 avg rating — 359 ratings
41.
Ways To Live Forever
Ways To Live Forever 4.20 avg rating — 9,466 ratings
41.
I'll Always Love You
I'll Always Love You 4.28 avg rating — 1,110 ratings
43.
Where Do Balloons Go?
Where Do Balloons Go? 3.86 avg rating — 743 ratings
44.
The Berenstain Bears Lose a Friend
The Berenstain Bears Lose a Friend 3.78 avg rating — 210 ratings
45.
The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages
The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages 4.30 avg rating — 1,820 ratings
46.
Always and Forever
Always and Forever 4.47 avg rating — 340 ratings
47.
I Miss You: a First Look at Death (First Look at Books)
I Miss You: a First Look at Death (First Look at Books) 4.28 avg rating — 415 ratings