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Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
This profoundly moving tale about a grieving boy and an imaginary gorilla makes real the power of talking about loss. On the day of his mother's funeral, a young boy conjures the very visitor he needs to see - a gorilla. Wise and gentle, the gorilla stays on to answer the heart-heavy questions the boy hesitates to ask his father: Where did his mother go? Will she come back home? Will we all die? Yet with the gorilla's friendship, the boy slowly begins...
3) The funeral
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
"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. While not all questions can be answered, when the day is over Norma is certain of one thing: Uncle Frank would have enjoyed his funeral. This sensitive and life-affirming...
4) Cat Heaven
Author
Publisher
Blue Sky Press
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[36] p.: col. ill.; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
God created Cat Heaven, with fields of sweet grass where cats can play, kitty-toys for them to enjoy, and angels to rub their noses and ears.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Book for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"After a young boy's beloved dog dies, the boy encounters a stray dog on the beach. At first, the boy is not interested in having another dog as a pet, but as he walks and plays on the beach, he gradually becomes interested in taking care of the stray dog as a pet"--
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Oliver the tortoise looks back on his happy life as he wonders why his pet human, Ike, who he has had for eighty years, has stopped visiting the garden.
Author
Publisher
Magination Press, an imprint of the American Psychological Association
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ethan. Ethan. Ethan. Sarah misses her adored big brother with all her heart. She wants to celebrate all the fun times she and her parents spent with him. But ever since Ethan died, Mommy and Daddy won't mention him. Sarah can't even say his name without upsetting them. Why don't they want to remember Ethan? Beloved and bestselling author Leslea Newman offers a tender tribute to a lost family member in this touching story that can help families start...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Poignant, hopeful, and lovingly told, this dog's journey—told by the dog himself in his own unique words—proves that love abides beyond a lifetime, out of sight but never far away.
As a dog and his little girl go on their final walk together, he experiences the sights, smells, and wonders of this world one last time before peacefully passing on. But for such a good boy (oh yes, he is!) and his foreverfriend, that doesn't mean it's the end.
12) Maybe a Whale
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books, an imprint of House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
After her grandpa dies, a girl and her mother take a kayak trip along the Pacific west coast to see the whales he loved. They paddle through white-tipped waves a calm coves, and catch glimpses of glowing moon jellies, fluttering anemones and slippery seals. All the while, the girl watches for whales. Could one be swimming beneath their kayak or along the shore of their camp? Are the whales even there?
When they set up camp for the night, the girl...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"A sensitive portrayal of loss and grief, told through a grandchild's inheritance of a stopwatch that belonged to Grampa. In this touching debut picture book about the loss of a beloved grandfather, author Loretta Garbutt explores the stages of grief with a delicate hand. The story opens with our narrator inheriting a stopwatch. For the grandchild, the object carries many cherished memories. "Grampa used to time everything. He timed me when I ran...
Author
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends, an imprint of Macmillan
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Offers a comforting story for readers of all ages grieving the loss of a pet that depicts an idyllic heaven for animals.
"With all of my heart, I believe it is true, that there is a heaven for animals, too. The heaven of animals is a magical place. Angels know every dog's favorite game; cats bask in their own rays of sunshine; horses thunder across the sky. The loss of a pet is heartbreaking. But in the heaven of animals, the love you have for your...