Books like Goodbye Mousie
By Robie H. Harris
For the family facing a child's first real loss, this book sits right beside them in the hard, honest middle of it. Tender, quiet, and honest, with room to feel everything before it feels better.
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 child faces the death of a beloved pet and, with gentle guidance, plans a proper backyard funeral — picking a box, choosing a burial spot, and giving a eulogy to say goodbye.
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 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 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 little boy named Dave loses his beloved stuffed dog, Dogger, and is heartbroken — until Dogger turns up at the school summer fair, with someone else buying him first.
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.
A young girl faces her first family vacation without Sascha, her beloved dog, until a quiet walk along the beach collecting smooth stones opens into something far larger than her grief.
After his cat Barney dies, a young boy sets out to name ten good things about him for the funeral, but can only think of nine — until a talk with his father helps him find the tenth.
A quiet polar bear just wants to read, write, and think in peace, but a chatty goose keeps talking and talking beside him — can two such different creatures really be friends?
A fisherman's son who spends his days alone with six cats finds a baby whale washed up after a storm and secretly brings it home to care for it — until it needs the sea again.
