Parents Corner Topics:
Explaining Loss P An Ordinary Day ARNO, E Elana K. Arnold
P Dance Like a Leaf IRVI, A A.J. Irving
An ordinary day in an ordinary neighborhood turns out to be extraordinary in this story about new life, death, and family.
P All From a Walnut PAQU, A Ammi-Joan Paquette
As her grandmother's health declines, a young girl begins to take the lead in their cozy shared autumn traditions.
P The Goodbye Book PARR, T Todd Parr
Following a family tradition, Grandpa gives Emilia a walnut and together they plant and care for it, but as her little nut grows into a tree, Grandpa begins to slow down until one sad day Emilia has to say goodbye.
P Dadaji's Paintbrush SIRD, R Rashmi Sirdeshpande Once, in a tiny village in India, there was a young boy who loved to paint. He lived with his grandfather, who taught him to paint with his fingers. After his grandfather dies, the boy notices a little box wrapped in string with a note that read: "From Dadaji, with love," with his grandfather's best paintbrush tucked away inside. But he feels he will never want to paint again. Will the boy overcome his grief and find joy in painting and his dadaji's memory again?
POR The Funeral JAME, M Matt James Norma and her parents are going to her great-uncle Frank's funeral, and Norma is more excited than sad. She is looking forward to playing with her favorite cousin, Ray, but when she arrives at the church, she is confronted with rituals and ideas that have never occurred to her before.
Illustrations and brief text relate how a person might feel when they lose someone they love.
P are for Stella WELL, C Saturdays Candy Welling George loves spending Saturdays with his grandmother, Stella. One day, Stella is gone and George is ready to cancel Saturdays--until a new addition to the family arrives and George finds a way to honor the memories of his beloved grandmother.
POR SILV, E
Sitting Shiva Erin Silver In this gorgeously illustrated, deeply moving picture book, a young girl learns about the practice of sitting shiva after her mother dies.