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
Tammy Forster is an Australian author of children’s picture books.
Her debut picture book, Dog Stayed, is illustrated by Margeaux Davis and published by Allen & Unwin Children’s Books. The book was released in March 2026.
Dog Stayed was published in paperback with ISBN 9781761182624.
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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