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Not If But When: Books for Young People about Death and Loss

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Books to help children facing the loss of friends, family and pets, as well as to help introduce the topic of death and loss.

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Always Remember

by Meng, Cece

Picture Book - 2016

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Badger's Parting Gifts

by Varley, Susan

Picture Book - 1984

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Big Cat, Little Cat

by Cooper, Elisha

Picture Book - 2017

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Cry Heart, but Never Break

by Ringtved, Glenn

Picture Book - 2016

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Dadaji's Paintbrush

by Sirdeshpande, Rashmi

Picture Book - 2022

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The Dead Bird

by Brown, Margaret Wise

Picture Book - 2016

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Duck, Death, and the Tulip

by Erlbruch, Wolf

Picture Book - 2011

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The Fall of Freddie the Leaf

A Story of Life for All Ages

by Buscaglia, Leo F.

Book - 1982

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Finn's Feather

by Noble, Rachel

Picture Book - 2018

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The Flat Rabbit

by Oskarsson, Bárður

Picture Book - 2014

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Goodbye, Mousie

by Harris, Robie H.

Picture Book - 2001

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Grandma's Gloves

by Castellucci, Cecil

Picture Book - 2010

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Harry & Hopper

by Wild, Margaret

Picture Book - 2011

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The Heart and the Bottle

by Jeffers, Oliver

Picture Book - 2010

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Home at Last

by Williams, Vera B.

Picture Book - 2016

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Ida, Always

by Levis, Caron

Picture Book - 2016

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I'll Always Love You

by Wilhelm, Hans

Picture Book - 1985

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In Our Mothers' House

by Polacco, Patricia

Book - 2009

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The Invisible String

by Karst, Patrice

Picture Book - 2000

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The Journey

by Sanna, Francesca

Picture Book - 2016

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A Map Into the World

by Yang, Kao Kalia

Picture Book - 2019

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The Memory Box

A Book About Grief

by Rowland, Joanna

Picture Book - 2017

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Michael Rosen's Sad Book

by Rosen, Michael

Book - 2005

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The More You Give

by Campbell, Marcy

Picture Book - 2022

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My Father's Arms Are A Boat

by Lunde, Stein Erik

Picture Book - 2012

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