These stories deal with a very difficult topic in a manageable way. Grief and loss can be complex emotions for children to grapple with, but these books use metaphor and analogy to broach these topics in a gentle and thoughtful way and can be helpful in the healing process that follows loss.

Our top 3 books for grief are:

1. Big Cat, Little Cat – by Elisha Cooper

2. Rabbityness – by Jo Empson

3. The Heart and The Bottle – by Oliver Jeffers

4. Life Doesn’t Frighten Me – by Maya Angelou & Jean-Michel Basquiat