Both of these wonderful novels are about a sibling death.
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I’m so sorry they’re going through something like that, it’s absolutely heartbreaking. For little ones all the way up to teens, a few books can really help them make sense of things. I Miss You is a lovely gentle one for the younger kids, and The Goodbye Book is really good for helping them understand feelings. The Abilities in Me: Sibling Loss is really sweet and actually focuses on losing a brother or sister, so it feels more personal for them. For the older ones, Sisters and Brothers or Till We Meet Again would be good, and because the family’s Christian, My Sibling in the Sky fits nicely too since it talks about heaven in a really comforting way.
Even simple things help, like making a little memory box together or drawing pictures of their older sibling to keep. Just giving them space to talk when they want to and not forcing anything. You’re doing a lovely thing trying to find ways to support them through it, it’ll mean a lot to that family x
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i remember reading “tears in heaven” by christy wilhelm when my cousin lost his brother. deals with grief from a child’s perspective with christian undertones, and it was helpful for all the kids in our family.
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*The Memory Box* by Joanna Rowland. This is about grief in general and not specific to sibling death. It does have a guide/information for parents in the back.
*The Invisible String* by Patrice Karst talks about how everyone you love is connected and that connection cannot be broken (including death).
*You’ll Find Me* by Amanda Rawson Hill.
*A Leaf Called Greaf* by Kelly Canby is absolutely stunning.
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I wonder the age but The Outsiders is a great book, another which depends on there sense of humor would be Series Of Unfortunate Events
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Lois Lowry – A Summer to Die
It’s about a young girl loosing her older sister at a young age because of leukemia. It’s the author’s first book written by her own experiences loosing her sister.
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Both of these wonderful novels are about a sibling death.
I’m so sorry they’re going through something like that, it’s absolutely heartbreaking. For little ones all the way up to teens, a few books can really help them make sense of things. I Miss You is a lovely gentle one for the younger kids, and The Goodbye Book is really good for helping them understand feelings. The Abilities in Me: Sibling Loss is really sweet and actually focuses on losing a brother or sister, so it feels more personal for them. For the older ones, Sisters and Brothers or Till We Meet Again would be good, and because the family’s Christian, My Sibling in the Sky fits nicely too since it talks about heaven in a really comforting way.
Even simple things help, like making a little memory box together or drawing pictures of their older sibling to keep. Just giving them space to talk when they want to and not forcing anything. You’re doing a lovely thing trying to find ways to support them through it, it’ll mean a lot to that family x
i remember reading “tears in heaven” by christy wilhelm when my cousin lost his brother. deals with grief from a child’s perspective with christian undertones, and it was helpful for all the kids in our family.
*The Memory Box* by Joanna Rowland. This is about grief in general and not specific to sibling death. It does have a guide/information for parents in the back.
*The Invisible String* by Patrice Karst talks about how everyone you love is connected and that connection cannot be broken (including death).
*You’ll Find Me* by Amanda Rawson Hill.
*A Leaf Called Greaf* by Kelly Canby is absolutely stunning.
I wonder the age but The Outsiders is a great book, another which depends on there sense of humor would be Series Of Unfortunate Events
Lois Lowry – A Summer to Die
It’s about a young girl loosing her older sister at a young age because of leukemia. It’s the author’s first book written by her own experiences loosing her sister.
Her other books amazing as well.