Grief and loss books for children
Grief and loss themed books for children and teens with titles by Britta Teckentrup, Samuel Langley-Swain, Judith Kerr, Harry Woodgate, Laura Dockrill, Oliver Jeffers, Kereen Getten, Michael Rosen and Joseph Coelho.
Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Owen Hart is a children’s picture book author whose gentle rhyming texts focus on reassurance, love and friendship for early years readers. His books are published in the UK by Little Tiger, with U.S. editions from Tiger Tales.
Hart’s titles include I’ll Love You For Ever (illustrated by Sean Julian), I Love You Brighter than the Stars (illustrated by Sean Julian), Best Friends Forever (illustrated by Judi Abbot), I Can’t Sleep! and The Bear in the Boat. These stories pair animal characters with calm, bedtime-friendly narratives suited to nursery and Key Stage 1 classrooms.
I’ll Love You For Ever was first published on 5 September 2017, and I Love You Brighter than the Stars was first published in 2019.
Grief and loss themed books for children and teens with titles by Britta Teckentrup, Samuel Langley-Swain, Judith Kerr, Harry Woodgate, Laura Dockrill, Oliver Jeffers, Kereen Getten, Michael Rosen and Joseph Coelho.
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