Books like Dinosaurs Divorce
By Laurene Krasny Brown and Marc Brown
For a child facing new words like custody or stepbrother, this book says the confusing thing out loud and explains it plainly, page by page. gentle, matter-of-fact, reassuring
A mouse family faces the loss of someone they love, and gentle Bear helps each one — including quiet little Tiny — find their own way to understand and express their grief.
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.
After something terrible happens, a child named Taylor is visited by animal after animal, each pushing a different way to cope — until the rabbit arrives and simply listens.
A gentle, real-world guide for children coping with the death of a pet, offering plain words for hard feelings and reassurance that sadness eases over time.
A four-year-old boy loves visiting his grandmother and great-grandmother, Nana Downstairs and Nana Upstairs, until one day his mother tells him Nana Upstairs won't be there anymore.
A young girl moves back and forth between her mom's house and her dad's house after their divorce, but her dog Fred always comes along, no matter whose house it is.
A gray cat named Charlie appears from the woods and settles into Elizabeth's and Sarah's nights, but disappears every day until a storm keeps him away and reveals his other home.
A young boy named Alex has two homes now — one with Mommy, one with Daddy — each with its own chair, its own bedroom, its own friends, and the same steady love waiting in both.
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.
A young raccoon witnesses something terrible and tries to forget it, but worry, bad dreams, and anger follow — until a counselor named Ms. Maple helps him talk about what happened.
A young tiger can't read, write, draw, or speak, and his worried father watches for progress while his mother insists he just needs time to bloom in his own way.
