Books like A Stone for Sascha
By Aaron Becker
For the child sitting with a loss too big for words, this wordless book makes space for exactly that silence. quiet, wistful, expansive, ultimately comforting
A little dog named Daisy loves her red ball more than anything — until another dog at the park accidentally pops it, leaving her heartbroken, in a wordless story told entirely through watercolor illustrations.
A fox and his dog share an inseparable life together until the dog dies, sending the fox into grief so deep he tears apart the garden they once tended, until an unexpected pumpkin vine slowly draws him back into the world.
A gentle picture of what heaven holds for dogs — endless fields to run in, fluffy clouds for sleeping, and biscuits no dog can resist.
An 80-year-old tortoise named Oliver has shared decades in the garden with his human, Ike, who is also 80 — but when Ike stops visiting, Oliver sets out across ten gardens to ask his mother why.
After his dog dies, a boy named Zack refuses to believe anything he can't see — until a walk through his neighborhood with his friend Emily helps him feel the invisible pull of love that grief can't break.
After their father dies, six-year-old Marvel, her seven siblings, and their mother move into a run-down tar-paper shack deep in the Wisconsin woods and slowly turn it into a home.
A little girl's favorite day is ruined when she learns about her parents' divorce on a Thursday, but her stuffed unicorn friend stays close, helping her through the hardest feelings.
A boy named Riley and his family spend one whole day celebrating everything they love about their old dog, Jasper, because his cancer means they must soon say goodbye.
A young girl and her dog Lulu are inseparable companions who play, explore, and read bedtime stories together — until Lulu grows old and weak, and the girl must face losing her.
A duckling too odd-looking for his own barnyard is mocked and driven off, then must survive hunters and harsh seasons alone before discovering what he truly is.
A younger boy follows a strange, ever-growing list of rules set by his older brother over one long summer, until breaking one plunges him into real danger only his brother can pull him back from.
A boy and his dad have always lived in the blue house, but as their neighborhood changes and new buildings rise, they're forced to leave the only home Leo has ever known.
