Grief
Tween
Sad Books Say So Much: 8 Books That Give Fourth and Fifth Graders All the Feels
When kids are asked about their favorite genre, many of them say, “I love sad books.” Here are some of the best kid-recommended “sad” reads.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Books To Help Children With Grief and Loss
As parents, we often struggle to support our children through their grief. Reading and discussing picture books on grief and loss can help.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Books To Help Kids Handle All Kinds of Uncomfortable Emotions
These picture books and chapter books are great tools for helping kids connect with and accept all kinds of emotions — even uncomfortable ones like anger, worry, and grief.
Teen
Writing Through Fear: A Chat with Ashley Woodfolk About Her Heartbreaking YA Novel
In The Beauty That Remains, Ashley Woodfolk presents a moving story for teen readers about love and the ways in which grief can unexpectedly suspend one’s life.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Meet the Illustrator: Cori Doerrfeld
We were excited to chat with author-illustrator Cori Doerrfeld about one of her favorite moments in her new book, The Rabbit Listened, her love of donuts, and how art allows kids to share what they think is important.
Grown-Up Reads
How Losing Ourselves in Stories Can Help Us Find Our Greater Truths
Rhiannon Navin wasn’t planning on featuring a beloved kids’ book series in Only Child, her novel about a boy coping with trauma. Yet, the more she progressed, the more it made sense.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Children’s Books That Celebrate Strength and Resilience in the Face of Life’s Challenges
Pictures books are a simple yet powerful tool for discussing myriad difficult topics and providing kids with models for coping with tough situations of all kinds.
Grown-Up Reads
8 Inspiring Books for Parents About Finding Resilience in the Face of Adversity
These eye-opening nonfiction books share stories of perseverance, overcoming adversity, and building resilience for when life pitches us curveballs.
Tween
Many Gifts Can Come Through Grief, and Sharing Stories Is One
All the knowledge we gain in this life does not come without a price. Some learning comes at great cost. But with great cost comes great growth if you choose to accept it.
Teen
In Living Color: Writing About Love, Loss, and the Beauty of Motherhood
When YA author Julie Buxbaum's children came into the world in screaming techno-color, she had no choice but to listen to the loud, insistent voice that said: Welcome to motherhood.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Hard Goodbyes: Books to Help Children Grieve the Death of a Pet
For many kids, the death of a cherished animal is often their first experience of losing someone they love. These books sensitively address loss and offer hope for children in grief.
Teen
16 of the Most Exciting YA Books to Read in 2016
For teen readers (and wannabe-kids at heart), 2016 offers exciting new young adult books from beloved authors and debuts destined to create lifelong fans.
Growing Reader
Bouncing Back: Books and Activities That Teach Kids Resilience
Former Sandy Hook Elementary School teacher Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis shares how reading about kindness and compassion helped her students overcome grief and come out on the other side of tragedy.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
Remembering Hurricane Katrina: 15 Moving Books for Kids of All Ages
These books for kids and teens help explain what happened when Hurricane Katrina struck and celebrate the resiliency of the communities that lived through the storm.
