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Books About Death and Dying for Elementary Schoolers

These titles will address death and dying in a developmentally appropriate way. They can be a good tool for learning, discussion and processing.

Saint Paul Public Library

18 items

  • BookVancouver, B.C. ; Berkeley, CA : Greystone Books, [2019] — PICTURE BOOK (JUV) Flett, Julie
  • BookNew York, NY : Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022] — FICTION (JUV) Pasternack, Sofiya
  • BookSomerville, Massachusets : Candlewick Studio, an imprint of Candlewick Press, 2022. — PICTURE BOOK (JUV) Mountford, Karl James
  • BookBoston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2014] — FICTION (JUV) Alexander, Kwame
  • BookNew York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2016] — FICTION (JUV) Appelt, Kathi
  • BookSomerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2011. — FICTION (JUV)
  • BookGrand Rapids, Michigan : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2020. — PICTURE BOOK (JUV) Perkin, Jayde
  • BookNew York : Beach Lane Books, [2019] — PICTURE BOOK (JUV) Arnold, Elana K
  • BookToronto : Kids Can Press, 2019. — PICTURE BOOK (JUV) Dekko, Espen
  • BookNew York : Schwartz & Wade Books, c2007. — PICTURE BOOK (JUV) Raschka, Christopher
  • BookNew York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2023] — PICTURE BOOK (JUV) González, Xelena
  • BookSomerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2011. — PICTURE BOOK (JUV)
  • BookVictoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2021. — FICTION (PAPER) (JUV) Levy, Joanne
  • BookNew York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2022] — PICTURE BOOK (JUV) Keane, David
  • BookNew York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022] — FICTION (JUV) Perkins, Lynne Rae
  • BookNew York : Holiday House, 2023. — PICTURE BOOK (JUV) Grimes, Nikki