Child Grief

From the top-ten bestselling author of One Snowy Night, Rita Bradshaw, comes The Storm Child, a sweeping family saga set during the run up to WW2 in the north-east of England. It’s mid-winter, and in the throes of a fierce blizzard Elsie Redfern and her husband discover an unknown girl in...

See Ya Later, Ralphie explores the bond between two best friends. It is a delicate and heartwarming story that educates children on coping with the separation from loved ones, and faces their fears associated with tears and sadness. The story presents the issues of death and grieving in an inspiring way, through a combination of lighthearted humor, and uplifting revelation. See Ya Later, Ralphie delivers an unforgettable message that eases the pain of loss, and teaches children that, for the living, the journey of life keeps going, and the love we feel lasts forever.

Lily and the Comforting Cloud is a heartwarming children's book about grief and healing. It tells the story of Lily, a young girl who is struggling to cope with the loss of her beloved grandma. Through her journey with a comforting cloud, Lily learns that grief is a normal and natural part of life, and that it's okay to feel sad. She also learns that her grandma's love is eternal, and that she will always be with her in her heart.

When Lu Spinney's 29-year-old son, Miles, flies up on his snowboard, "he knows he is not in control as he is taken by force up the ramp," writes his mother, "skewing sideways as his board clips the edge and then he is hurtling, spinning up, up into the free blue sky ahead.... " He lands hard on the ice and falls into a coma. Thus begins the erratic loss - Miles first in a coma and then trapped in a fluctuating state of minimal consciousness - that unravels over the next five years.

After the death of a child, there is no closure. It is like learning how to live with an amputation—you are forever changed and need to learn how to live a new “normal”. Laura Diehl was plunged into that place with the death of her daughter and experienced the deep need to connect with others who had experienced what cannot be put into words. When Tragedy Strikes is the raw account of her journey from deep darkness back into light and life, extending a hand of hope to those traveling on the path behind her who need to rebuild their lives after the death of a child.

Developed by experts in the fields of early childhood and activism against injustice, this topic-driven book offers clear, concrete language to introduce the concept of grief. This book aims to normalize the topic of death by discussing what it means and how it feels to experience loss. It centers around several questions that arise about grief and honest, simple ways to answer them.

The death of a child is an unimaginable pain no parent should have to endure. Yet here you are, facing a grief unlike any other. It's a unique sorrow that not everyone can understand, no matter your child's age when it happened.

Linda Smith grew up impoverished, neglected, and abused, but knew a great destiny awaited. She had no idea her life would take the turns it would, or deliver her from fear and guilt to triumph and unconditional love. A high school dropout turned model actress, Smith married a popular Canadian entertainer and built a life together traveling across two countries while becoming entrenched in the Las Vegas celebrity community. Linda had achieved a pinnacle she never thought possible - and then it all came crashing down.

Veda's Wings: A Children's Book About Trisomy 13 and Grief is a tale of Veda, a Trisomy 13 angel, and PJ, her inquisitive cousin. Veda passed on, and PJ is curious about what happened to her. His Aunt, who happens to be Veda's mother, explains what Trisomy 13 is and that Veda went to baby heaven. This book is great for both children and parents alike, dealing with loved ones who have passed on, grief, heaven, and the genetic disorder of Trisomy 13.

Do ye hear the children weeping, O my brothers, Ere the sorrow comes with years ? They are leaning their young heads against their mothers, — And that cannot stop their tears.

There is a Before and an After for sixth grader Bea Coughlin. Before the shooting at her school that took the lives of her classmates and teacher and After, when she must figure out how to grieve, live, and keep rolling forward. But as her community rallies in a tidal wave of marches and speeches and protests, Bea can’t get past the helplessness she felt in her wheelchair as others around her took cover.

February 29th is a date that comes into existence just once every four years. It is also the birthday of Thais - author Anne-Dauphine Julliand's darling daughter - who died of a genetic disease. Thais lived just shy of her fourth birthday. She had a short life but good one. As this special day is about to reappear on her calendar for the first time since her daughter passed away, Anne-Dauphine struggles with how to mark this momentous occasion. She wants to live fully on this special day: Thais would have been eight years old.

La mort d'un enfant est l'expérience la plus dévastatrice qu'un parent puisse vivre. Il s'agit également d'une expérience compliquée pour ses amis et ses proches qui sont chrétiens. Toutefois, Dieu ne vous abandonne pas à votre deuil. Dans ce livre, John MacArthur met en lumière les multiples passages bibliques faisant allusion à l'amour inébranlable de Dieu pour les enfants et à son assurance quant à leur sécurité éternelle. En se servant de nombreux exemples tirés de la vraie vie, cet enseignant de renom dévoile une perspective biblique sur des questions troublantes.

The sea has always called to Sofia, even when she and her mom lived in a big city nowhere near its shore. That's how Sofia always knew she was a mermaid--that, and the fact that the sea and its creatures are much easier to understand than people. Like her mother, who is sending Sofia away instead of her barracuda of a boyfriend; that's a flying fish if Sofia's ever seen one, spending so much time reaching for the sky she can't see what's going on below the surface. When Sofia meets her abuela, she knows she's up against a sea dragon.

It seems like Sage’s whole world is on fire the summer before she starts seventh grade. As house after house burns down, her Bushwick neighborhood gets referred to as “The Matchbox” in the local newspaper. And while Sage prefers to spend her time shooting hoops with the guys, she’s also still trying to figure out her place inside the circle of girls she’s known since childhood. A group that each day, feels further and further away from her. But it’s also the summer of Freddy, a new kid who truly gets Sage.

Read by the author with extra audiobook-exclusive poems. The Book of Common Courage is a collection of prayers, poems, and blessings to help you find a flicker of strength in the small and hard moments of life. Beloved author and therapist K. J. Ramsey invites you to journey word-by-word...

In October of 2005, Stephanie Sullivan tragically lost her only child, her daughter, Makaylee. She almost lost her life, as well, due to complications of a rare condition called bicornuate uterus, which means "heart shaped womb". This became the title of her book. After this loss and other personal tragedies, she felt led to share her story in hopes of helping others. In sharing her story, she hopes to bring awareness to the emotional and physical aspects of losing a child.

In this deeply emotional memoir, a longtime ESPN writer reflects on the suicide of his son Max and delves into how their complicated relationship led him to see grief as love. In February 2015, Ivan Maisel received a call that would alter his life forever: his son Max's car had been found...

Von den Kindergeschichten aus Falladas Feder ist "Hoppelpoppel" wohl die anmutigste. Während des Umzugstrubels, in welchem sich der kleine Thomas mit seinen Eltern befindet, wird dessen heiß geliebter Plüschdackel auf Rädern, Hoppelpoppel, aus Versehen im Zug zurückgelassen. Der Vater hat keine Wahl - er muss nach Berlin, um passenden Ersatz zu beschaffen, was auch gelingt, aber auf dem Rückweg schließt ein anderer kleiner Junge den neuen Hoppelpoppel in sein Herz und der Vater muss diese schwierige Situation nun zu aller Beteiligten Zufriedenheit lösen.

Widely known as the master of horror, Edgar Allan Poe has held the world enraptured for more than 150 years with his dark and powerful works. This collection will sweep you away into a world of literary brilliance.