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Daddy Blackbird by Caroline Roodhouse

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Caroline Roodhouse’s book “Daddy Blackbird” is a raw, unflinching look at coping with the reality of suicide in the home. When her husband and father of her children died by suicide, Caroline found herself navigating her own anger and grief while also attempting to help her children heal as healthily as possible. Spoiler: it wasn’t always pretty! This is an excellent book for someone who loves to “tell it like it is,” especially in the face of life’s tragedies.

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Always Sisters by Saira Mir

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In the book “Always Sisters” by Saira Mir, narrator Raya is SO excited to be a big sister! She can’t wait for her baby sister to be born so that they can be best friends forever. One very sad day, Raya learns that her sister is not going to be born because she has died. But what about being a big sister?? Raya goes through some big feelings, learns coping, and finds that she will always have the identity of “big sister!”

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Making Happy by Sheetal Sheth

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When a parent is diagnosed with cancer, it can be scary and confusing. Adults often think children will be upset if the diagnosis is discussed, but it’s actually the opposite – talking about it makes it feels less scary! Sheetal Sheth’s book “Making Happy” is a gorgeously illustrated book that shows how, even through the changes that cancer brings, joy can still be found in the love of family.

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The Cloud by Kate Hauser

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After a loss, feelings of grief can cast a cloud over our day. Kate Hauser’s book “The Cloud” puts this metaphor right on the page! And yet – what if that cloud is actually the shadow of big, beautiful love we have for our person – and we can learn to find healing in having it accompany us through life? This is a perfect book for a child of any age to relate to after a loss.

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Sometimes its Grandma and Grandpa (Not Mommy and Daddy) by Gayle Burne

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It’s so important for children to see their own lived experiences in the pages of a book, and that is perfectly illustrated in Gayle Burne’s “Sometimes its Grandma and Grandpa (Not Mommy and Daddy).” Not all children live with a Mommy and a Daddy, and that’s okay! As long as there are safe, secure adults by their side, children can thrive – but it’s important to process feelings of uncertainty. And what better tool to use than a book!

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An Ofrenda for Perro by Judith Valdes B.

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When Benito’s dog, Perro, dies, Benito wants to do anything he can do remember his beloved best friend. The Day of the Dead celebration is meant for this exact thing – so Benito gets to work creating an altar for Perro. Throughout this beautifully illustrated book, watch Benito find hope and healing in his ritual for Perro.

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Together Things by Michelle Vasiliu

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In Michelle Vasiliu’s spectacular book “Together Things,” we see life from the perspective of a little girl whose father is sick with mental illness. She doesn’t understand why he feels so sad all the time, or why he can’t do the things that Mommy does. However, little by little, the girl and her father adapt, and find things they can do together that Daddy’s brain fog can handle. This is a wonderful book to help explain parental personality changes due to mental illness.

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The Big Bad Wolf In My House by Valerie Fontaine

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Valerie Fontaine’s book “The Big Bad Wolf in My House” tells the story of a young girl who lives with her mother and, as of recently, Mom’s New Friend. Much like the Big Bad Wolf of fairytales, this new person is at first kind, only to slowly become a scary presence in the household. In a book designed to help children process this all-too-real scenario, the little girl and her mother find coping and eventually hope.

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A Stone for Sascha by Aaron Becker

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Family trips to the lake are the best, especially when the dog gets to come! That’s how it is in Aaron Becker’s book “A Stone for Sascha” – that is, until the year that Sascha the dog dies. The trip is feeling pretty sad, so the youngest daughter decides to walk on the beach and look for stones, only to find something that shows her Sascha has been with them all along. This is a beautiful book when you’ve lost a furry friend in your life!

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The Invisible Web by Patrice Karst

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From the writer of one of our favorite books “the Invisible String” (and “Invisible Leash,” and “Invisible Backpack!”) comes this new and beautiful resource, “The Invisible Web.” Written by Patrice Karst, this book illuminates the connectedness of all living things. Inspiring compassion and empathy, we would recommend this as a book for a child of any age!

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