Resources to help you support children.
These resources can be used when explaining death or advanced illness to young children or to help them grieve.
More Resources from the Children’s Grief Centre
Did you know we have a Parent Lunch and Learn Series?
The series, led by the Children’s Grief Centre, provides parents and caregivers with brief, concrete, and accessible information as they navigate new situations with their grief and their children’s grief. Learn more about the series and to watch recorded conversations.
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Resources from Other Organizations
Suggested Books for Children
The book titles below will link you to Goodreads. There, you’ll find reviews and information about the book. Most of these books can be borrowed from the Library or purchased from book stores.
Over the Rooftops, Under the Moon
by JonArno Lawson
When Something Terrible Happens: Children Can Learn to Cope with Grief
Rafi’s Red Racing Car: Explaining Suicide and Grief to Young Children
On the News: Our First Talk about Tragedy
Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss
Someone I Love Died by Suicide: A Story for Child Survivors and Those Who Care for Them
Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox
The Giving Tree
Cry, Heart, But Never Break
by Glenn Ringtved
The Day the Sea Went Out and Never Came Back: A Story for Children Who Have Lost Someone They Love
The Heart and the Bottle
The Memory Tree
by Britta Teckentrup
The Invisible String
by Patrice Karst
The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real
by Margery Williams Bianco
The Invisible Web: A Story Celebrating Love and Universal Connection
The Rabbit Listened
by Cori Doerrfeld
Whimsy's Heavy Things
The Memory Box: A Book About Grief
by Joanna Rowland
When Mom or Dad Dies: A Book for Comfort for Kids
by Daniel Grippo
The Next Place
When I'm Feeling Sad
by Trace Moroney
When Someone Has a Very Serious Illness: Children Can Learn to Cope with Loss and Change
by Marge Eaton Heegaard
Wherever You Are My Love Will Find You
Where I Belong
by Linda Kranz
Maybe Tomorrow?
by Charlotte Agell
Michael Rosen's Sad Book
by Michael Rosen