Death & Dying (PreS-2)

Contributor's Form (list #64)

Aliki. The Two Of Them.
Brown, Margaret Wise. The Dead Bird. (There is a little bird lying on its side. Its eyes are closed and there's no heartbeat. The children are very sorry, so they decide to say good-bye. In the forest, they dig a hole for the bird, and cover it with warm ferns and flowers. Finally, their sweet song sends the little bird on its way. What is so nice, is that the children mourn but then get back to everyday life - after the "funeral" they go out and play.)
Buscaglia, Leo. The Fall of Freddie the Leaf.
Cazet, Denys. Christmas Moon.
Clifton, Lucille. Everett Anderson's Goodbye.
DePaola, Tomie, Now One Foot Now the Other.
DePaola, Tomie. Nana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs.
Hallinan, P. K. Three Freckles Past a Hair: A Grandfather's Legacy of Love. (Lake Forest, Ill.: Forest House Pub. Co., 1996
Hines, Anna Grossnickle. Remember the Butterflies.
Holden, L. Dwight. Gran-Gran's Best Trick.
Howard, Ellen. Murphy & Kate. (a giirl's dog dies)
Jukes, Mavis. Blackberries in the Dark. (a young child and the surviving grandparent share their memories and grief)
Kroll, Virginia L.. Fireflies, Peach Pies & Lullabies.
Limb, Sue. Come Back, Grandma.
Madler, Trudy. Why Did Grandma Die? (Raintree Steck-Vaughan, 1992 (When her grandmother dies, Heidi tries to deal with her feelings of grief and loss and comes to accept death as part of the life cycle by attending the funeral and talking to others about her feelings) ISBN: 0817213546 (lib. bdg.))
Mellonie, Bryan & Robert Ingpen. Beginnings and Endings with Lifetimes in Between. (Toronto; Bantam Books, c1983. ISBN
Mills, Joyce. Gentle Willow.
Rylant, Cynthia. Cat Heaven.
Rylant, Cynthia. Dog Heaven.
Spero, Moshe HaLevi. Saying Goodbye to Grandpa. (New York, N.Y. : Pitspopany, 1997)
Varley, Susan. Badger's Parting Gifts. (classic)
Viorst, Judith. The Tenth Good Thing About Barney.
Wilhelm, Hans. I'll Always Love You. (About a little boy whose dog is dying. A very easy reader.)
Yolen, Jane. Grandad Bill's Song.
Zolotow, Charlotte. My Grandson Lew. (About a little boy's memories of his grandfather.)

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