Picture Books That Tackle Grief

A 2019 Schneider Family Award Honor Book!

What’s Happening to Grandpa meets Up in this tender, sensitive picture book that gently explains the memory loss associated with aging and diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

An ordinary day in an ordinary neighborhood turns out to be quite extraordinary in this moving story about the circle of life.

This luminous picture book tells the fascinating true story of artist Nek Chand and how his secret art project—hidden away in a jungle—became one of India’s most treasured wonders, second only to the Taj Mahal.

A young boy deals with the sadness of losing a pet in this gentle, sweet ode to how nothing can take away what lives in our heart.

A beautiful, honest portrait of loss and deep friendship told through the story of two iconic polar bears.