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Sadness & Grief

60 books about sadness & grief

Age

0–2 3–5 6–8 9–12 13+

Cover of Lighthouse: A Story of Remembrance

Lighthouse: A Story of Remembrance

Cover of Drawn Onward

Cover of Sweet, Sweet Memory

Sweet, Sweet Memory

Jacqueline Woodson

Cover of The Heart and the Bottle

The Heart and the Bottle

Cover of The Rabbit Listened

The Rabbit Listened #1

The Rabbit Listened

Cover of The Little Mermaid

Magic Beans Story #1

The Little Mermaid

Cover of The Day Django Lost His Smile

The Day Django Lost His Smile

Andi Triyanta, ADRIANNA. LOTOCKY

Cover of The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

The 1619 Project

The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson

Cover of An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog

An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog

Randolph Caldecott

Cover of Love You Forever

Love You Forever

Robert N. Munsch

Cover of In My Heart A Book of Feelings

In My Heart A Book of Feelings

Cover of The Little Lame Prince

The Little Lame Prince

Cover of Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story

Cinderella Stories #1

Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story

Cover of Llama Llama Time to Share

Llama Llama Time to Share

Cover of It's Tough to Lose Your Balloon

It's Tough to Lose Your Balloon

Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Cover of Drawn Inward

Cover of The Feelings Book

The Feelings Book

Cover of The Language of Doves

The Language of Doves

Cover of A Book for Honey Bear: Reading Keeps the Sighs Away

A Book for Honey Bear: Reading Keeps the Sighs Away

Cover of The Sweetest of Lemons

The Sweetest of Lemons

Cover of Moses, Prince of Egypt: Storyteller's Edition

Moses, Prince of Egypt: Storyteller's Edition

Madeleine L'Engle

Cover of Llama Llama and the Bully Goat

Llama Llama and the Bully Goat

Cover of The Velveteen Rabbit

The Velveteen Rabbit

Margery Williams Bianco, Margery Williams

Cover of Grandfather's Journey

Caldecott Award Winner #1

Grandfather's Journey

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