New Year by Mei Zihan
$29.99 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books
Age range 9 to 12. A moving picture book to read when we’re missing family far away, set during Lunar New Year.It’s Lunar New Year, a time when families come together for a wonderful feast, and a father longs to be with his daughter — but she lives in another country. As he imagines how his daughter is ...Show more
Old Hu-Hu by Kyle Mewburn
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Everyone loved Old Hu-Hu. But nobody loved him quite as much as little Hu-Hu-Tu. Old Hu-Hu is a thoughtful tale of young Hu-Hu-Tu's search for understanding of what has happened to his beloved Old Hu-Hu, who flew all the way to the moon (or so they said), then fell down dead. Sensitively written, thi ...Show more
One Photo (PB) by Ross Watkins, Liz Anelli
$17.99 NZD
Category: Death and Grieving
Dad came home one day with one of those old cameras, the kind that use film. But Dad didn't take photos of the regular things people photograph . . .Told in stunning prose, with creative heart-warming illustrations, this book is a celebration of what we hold closest to our hearts.
Something Very Sad Happened: A Toddler's Guide to Understanding Death by Bonnie Zucker
$32.99 NZD
Category: Death and Grieving
When a loved one dies, it can be hard to know how to explain it to a young child, particularly if you are grieving the loss yourself. Sensitively written and gently illustrated, Something Very Sad Happened explains death in developmentally appropriate terms for two-and three-year-old childern. It reassu ...Show more
The Boy and the Gorilla by Jackie Azúa Kramer, Jackie Azua Kramer
$29.99 NZD
Category: Death and Grieving
This profoundly moving tale about a grieving boy and an imaginary gorilla makes real the power of talking about loss. On the day of his mother's funeral, a young boy conjures the very visitor he needs to see: a gorilla. Wise and gentle, the gorilla stays on to answer the heart-heavy questions the boy h ...Show more
The Girl Who Became a Tree by Joseph Coelho
$32.99 NZD
Category: Death and Grieving
Daphne is unbearably sad and adrift. She feels the painful loss of her father acutely and seeks solace both in the security of her local library and the escape her phone screen provides by blocking out the world around her. As Daphne tries to make sense of what has happened she recalls memories of share ...Show more
The Grief Book: Strategies for Young People by Elizabeth Vercoe, Kerry Abramowski
$22.99 NZD
Category: Death and Grieving
A book full of practical ideas to help you or somebody you know move through grief. "Grief is like manure: if you spread it out it fertilises. If you leave it in a big pile, it smells like hell." This CBCA Honour book is written in everyday language, making it accessible to children, teens and adults. ...Show more
The Grief Wave by Trace Moroney
$22.99 NZD
Category: Death and Grieving
Grief is a process that is different for everyone. It is the time it takes to slowly get used to the death of someone, or loss of something, we love. Grief can feel like being swept away by a great, big, gigantic wave of sad and uncomfortable feelings. This book sensitively describes the experience of l ...Show more
The Hare-Shaped Hole by John Dougherty
$18.99 NZD
Category: Death and Grieving
"A beautiful, gentle, rhyming exploration of grief and mourning." - Joe Coelho, Waterstones Children's Laureate The Hare-Shaped Hole is a beautiful, touching, and poignant picture book which gently explores themes of grief and loss. Hertle and Bertle were always a pair, though one was a turtle and one w ...Show more
The Invisible Leash: A Story Celebrating Love After the Loss of a Pet by Patrice Karst
$29.99 NZD
Category: Death and Grieving | Series: The\Invisible String Ser.
Using the same simple but effective bonding concept from The Invisible String, which has been used for healing countless readers living with grief, The Invisible Leash illustrates the spiritual connection pet owners have with their animals. After Zach's dog, Jojo, dies, his friend Emily tries to comfor ...Show more
The Invisible Leash: A Story Celebrating Love After the Loss of a Pet by Patrice Karst
$19.99 NZD
Category: Death and Grieving | Series: The Invisible String
From the author of the picture book phenomenon The Invisible String comes a moving companion title about coping with grief when a pet dies. "When our pets aren't with us anymore, an Invisible Leash connects our hearts to each other. Forever." That's what Zack's friend Emily tells him after his dog dies. ...Show more
The Kids' Guide: Dealing with Death by Liz Gogerly
$25.99 NZD
Category: Death and Grieving | Series: The\Kids' Guide Ser.
This sensitively written guide will help children to understand and come to terms with death and grief, whether they are dealing with the death of a loved one themselves, or whether they want to help a friend who is bereaved. Practical, straightforward advice will help readers through the grieving proce ...Show more