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The Heart and the Bottle by Oliver Jeffers
$19.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books | Reading Level: 5-9
Award-winning picture book star Oliver Jeffers explores themes of love and loss in this life-affirming and uplifting tale. Once there was a girl whose life was filled with wonder at the world around her... Then one day something happened that made the girl take her heart and put it in a safe place. How ...Show more
Michael Rosen's Sad Book (PB) by Michael Rosen
$22.00 NZD
Category: Grief Books | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 2-3, Age 7-8
We all have 'sad stuff' to deal with in life. What makes Michael Rosen most sad is thinking about his son, Eddie, who died. In this book he writes about his sadness, how it affects him, and some of the things he does to try to cope with it.
Love From Alfie McPoonst, The Best Dog Ever by Dawn McNiff
$19.00 NZD
Category: Early Experiences & Issues
Dear Izzy, I'm a Sky Dog now. I live in Dog Heaven, because I died... When Alfie the dog dies, he sends his owner Izzy letters in the post from his new address: The Nicest Cloud, Dog Heaven, The Sky. He wants her to know that he misses her – so much! – but his new home in heaven is BRILLIANT. There are ...Show more
A Problem Shared: Talking about Death by Louise Spilsbury
$24.00 NZD
Category: Grief Books | Series: A Problem Shared
A positive and proactive book that helps you understand and cope with death. There's two sides to every story. In Death, you will read two sides to the dilemmas, sticky situations or issues that children sometimes have to face at a difficult time in their lives. Encouraging you to put yourself in ...Show more
Beginnings and Endings With Lifetimes In Between by Bryan Mellonie
$23.00 NZD
Category: Grief Books | Reading Level: 5-9
Have you ever wondered why a butterfly lives for only a few weeks? Or why a tree lives for hundreds of year? You may have been sad when someone in your family, or a favourite pet became sick and died. There is a beginning and an ending to everything that is alive. In between is a lifetime. Dying is a mu ...Show more
The Red Tree (PB) by Shaun Tan
$20.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
A small child awakes to find blackened leaves falling from her bedroom ceiling, threatening to overwhelm her. 'Sometimes you wake up with nothing to look forward to...' As she wanders around a world that is complex, puzzling and alienating, she is overtaken by a myriad of feelings. Just as it seems all ...Show more
After the Suicide of Someone You Know: Information and Support for Young People by Tricia Irving
$15.00 NZD
Category: Grief Books
This newly updated and revised edition has been specifically written for NZ young people affected by the suicide of someone they know. Simply written, in a youth friendly style and featuring colour and photos, this helps teens to process and handle what's happened. Ideal for schools, youth service provi ...Show more
Death (Journey of Life) by Sarah Levete
$20.00 NZD
Category: Religion & Philosophy | Series: Journey of Life
This book looks at how death is marked in many different ways by different religions and secular cultures. It looks at the ceremonies of Sikhs and Hindus who cremate the bodies of the deceased, and the Christians and Jewish burials. Find out why Muslims are buried facing Makkah, their holy city, and why ...Show more
The Invisible String (PB) by Patrice Karst
$20.00 NZD
Category: Early Experiences & Issues
With 400,000 copies sold, this accessible, bestselling picture book phenomenon about the unbreakable connections between loved ones has healed a generation of readers--children and adults alike--and has been updated with new illustrations and an afterword from the author. Now available in paperback for ...Show more
The Anger Toolbox by Tricia Irving Hendry, John Taylor Smith and Jenny McIntosh
$35.00 NZD
Category: Grief Books
A resource for New Zealand parents and caregivers offering practical ideas to help manage and support children and teens through angry times. Includes information on why people get angry, what happens when they do, and ways to effectively manage anger. This new 2011 edition has updated with new informat ...Show more
Badger's Parting Gifts by Susan Varley
$22.00 NZD
Category: Grief Books
"The gentle message holds particular validity for children and is conveyed in a tenderhearted manner." --Booklist "Warm and sensitive." --Publishers Weekly All the woodland creatures--Mole, Frog, Fox, and Rabbit--love old Badger, who is their confidante, advisor, and friend. When he dies, they are ove ...Show more
The Bear and the Wildcat by Kazumi Yumoto
$30.00 NZD
Category: Grief Books | Reading Level: very good
One morning the bear was crying. His friend, the little bird, was dead. When the little bird dies, the bear is inconsolable. Full of grief, he locks himself in his house and ventures out again only when the smell of young spring grass blows through his window. He meets a wildcat and finally feels under ...Show more