Lifetimes: A Beautiful Way to Explain Life and Death to Children

9 best books like Lifetimes: A Beautiful Way to Explain Life and Death to Children (Bryan Mellonie): The Rough-Face Girl, The Invisible String, The Goodbye Book, The Tenth Good Thing About Barney, I Miss You: a First Look at Death (First Look at Books), The Dead Bird, The Heart and the Bottle, Narwhal's Otter Friend, Peanut Butter and Jelly

The Rough-Face Girl

Author	Rafe Martin
ISBN	0698116267

This moving adaptation of the classic children's story Cinderella tells how a disfigured Algonquin girl wins the heart of a mysterious being who lives by the lake near her village.

The powerful Invisible Being is looking for a wife, and all the girls in the village vie for his affections. But...

The Invisible String

Author	Patrice Karst
ISBN	0875167349

Buying copies of this cute children's book for several Grandchildren that have recently or are just about ready to move out of State. The basic context is that of a string, a magic and invisible string , which connects us all to the ones we love. It's the very ticket (a comforting story) for someone who needs...

The Goodbye Book

Author	Todd Parr
ISBN	0316404977

From bestselling author Todd Parr, a poignant and reassuring story about loss.
Through the lens of a pet fish who has lost his companion, Todd Parr tells a moving and wholly accessible story about saying goodbye. Touching upon the host of emotions children experience, Todd reminds readers...

The Tenth Good Thing About Barney

Author	Judith Viorst
ISBN	0689712030

When you raise a child, or teach young children, there is bound to come a time when a beloved pet dies. Given that the life cycle of animals is short, it is often the first death a child will experience. This story is first person narrative of a young boy trying to comprehend and come to terms with the death...

I Miss You: a First Look at Death (First Look at Books)

Author	Pat Thomas
ISBN	0764117645

When a close friend or family member dies, it can be difficult for children to express their feelings. This book helps boys and girls understand that death is a natural complement to life, and that grief and a sense of loss are normal feelings for them to have following a loved one's death. Titles in this...

The Dead Bird

Author

Margaret Wise Brown

It is true, many children do seem to enjoy the stab of pathos incumbent on finding dead a creature that has no personal weight for them. Kudos to Brown for recognizing that and treating it realistically, I guess? I'm not sure what the point of this story was. Unless you are a kid who has been accused...

The Heart and the Bottle

Author	Oliver Jeffers
ISBN	0399254528

A picture book about grief. A little girl likes to read with her grandfather as he sits in his rocking chair, and then one day she faces an empty chair. Yes, it's that subtle, the chair is just empty, no explanation, really. Her grandpa is gone, and since she feels like she can't risk too much strain on her...

Narwhal's Otter Friend

Author

Ben Clanton

Narwhal and Jelly . . . and Otty?! Exuberant Narwhal and skeptical Jelly test the waters of adding a new friend to their pod when they meet Otty the super-adventurous otter in the fourth book of this blockbuster early graphic novel series!

Dive into three new stories about the joy of adventure...

Peanut Butter and Jelly

Author	Ben Clanton
ISBN	0735262454

Narwhal's obsession with his new favorite food leads him into hijinks and hilarity in the third book of this all-star early graphic novel series!

Narwhal and Jelly are back and Narwhal has a new obsession . . . peanut butter! He's so obsessed he even wants to change his name to . . . that's right...