I Miss You: A First Look at Death

this book is a great book to read to children when they have suffered the death of a loved one. it talks about how to cope with death and that it is ok to miss someone who has passed on.

pierce library
3-5

This book helps boys and girls understand that death is a natural complement to life, and that grief and a sense of loss are normal feelings for them to have following a loved one's death.

Everyday someone is born and everyday someone is died. Death is a natural part of life. This book supports that children can understand personal feelings and social problems as a first step in dealing with them.
Ages:3-5
Sources: Pierce College Ft.Steilacoom

When death comes for a friend or family member, it is never easy to cope. There are many stages that a child may feel or go through when coping with death.

Recommended Age: Preschool +

Book to help children cope with the loss of a loved ones, a book about how they are feeling and what can help them.

A fantastic book to use with children who are dealing with the loss of a loved one.

A child has a lot of different emotions when facing death, one is missing their loved ones.

It shows how to grieve when a loved one passes on and shows how to deal with our emotions

This book is about a child's first experience with death. It deals with feelings and emotions.
Ages 3-5.

This book explains that death is natural. She talked about the grief that comes to everyone and how to cope with that.

Age: 4,5,6.7
Source: Pierce College Library

This book is about a little boy who discovered his grandmother is dead. The boy remembers all the good moments with her grandmom and he wonders why she had to die. The little boy finally understands death is part of this life and he expect to see her grandmom some day.
Age: 3-7 years
Source: Pierce

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This a story a child who is dealing with death of a loved one.

The author writes about death and grief, This book helps children to understand what is death, and what people do when someone dies. They will also learn whats funeral.

This book explains to children what happens when a person they know or is very close to them dies. This also says about that all living things sooner or later have to die, this is a natural process. The book is beautifully written, beautifully illustrated with striking drawings.
Age: 4 and Up
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"I Miss You" gives children some insight into death, as they attempt to understand what happens when a person dies, as well as their various emotions that can accompany a loved one's death. This book also sensitively addresses the "afterlife," by discussing the fact that different cultures believe

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different things, but no one really knows for sure.
Ages: 4-8
Source: Pierce College Library

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For ages 5 years old and up. Children learn to cope with the death of a close family member. (Classroom book share)

A death in the family is always hard for everyone, especially a child that doesn't understand why. This goes over what feelings are normal for a child to feel when a death in the family happens.

This book deals with the death of a child's grandmother. The child remembers the good memories she has of her grandmother. She is also told that her friends may not know what to say to her and what certain people think a person goes after death.
4-6
Pierce College Library

a book about what to expect after a death and what emotions a child may be experiencing. ages 3-7

book about a little girl who has lost someone very close to her. It is her first time losing someone so close and she is sad
ages 4-7
source pierce county library

It's often said that children are resilient and can bounce back from anything, but when death strikes, children are more intune that we often give them credit for. I MISS YOU is a very intimate portrait of how to help children deal with loss of a loved one. This is such a lightly worded, yet deeply

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introspective view of death and ways that a child can find to cope in positive ways. Excellent work.

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