Welcome to the Grief Club: Because You Don't Have to Go Through It Alone by Janine Kwoh
38.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
Welcome to the Grief Club - a place where one human who experienced a terrible loss, Janine Kwoh, is at the door to welcome other humans who are grieving. It is not an instruction manual, or a step-by-step playbook, or a memoir. It is, rather, a fresh, empathetic approach to all of the surprising, confu ...Show more
I Miss You (A First Look at Death) by Pat Thomas
20.00 NZD
Category: Grief Books | Series: A First Look At
This reassuring picture book explores the difficult issue of death for young children. Children's feelings and questions about this sensitive subject are looked at in a simple but realistic way. This book helps them to understand their loss and come to terms with it. Notes for parents and teachers at t ...Show more
Muddles, Puddles and Sunshine: Your Activity Book to Help When Someone Has Died by Dana Crossley
24.00 NZD
Category: Grief Books
Offering practical and sensitive support for bereaved children, this book suggests a helpful series of activities and exercises accompanied by the friendly characters of Bee and Bear. It aims to help children make sense of their experience by reflecting on different aspects of their grief.
Ocean Meets Sky by Eric Fan, Terry Fan
17.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
From the creators of The Night Gardener, comes a stunning new picture book about a young boy who sets sail to find a place his grandfather told him about... the spot where the ocean meets the sky. It's a good day for sailing. Finn lives by the sea and the sea lives by him. Every time he looks out his ...Show more
Love From Alfie McPoonst, The Best Dog Ever by Dawn McNiff
19.00 NZD
Category: Early Experiences & Issues
Dear Izzy, I'm a Sky Dog now. I live in Dog Heaven, because I died... When Alfie the dog dies, he sends his owner Izzy letters in the post from his new address: The Nicest Cloud, Dog Heaven, The Sky. He wants her to know that he misses her – so much! – but his new home in heaven is BRILLIANT. There are ...Show more
The Sun and the Sad House by Robyn Te Paiho
23.00 NZD
Category: Grief Books
A little caterpillar is devastated when she loses her special friend. To keep her memories of him close and to protect herself she makes herself a “Sad House”. But the sun is ever-present… watching and waiting, shielding her, protecting her and warming her sad house with its constant love and smile. In ...Show more
Kua Whetūrangitia a Koro (How My Koro Became a Star Te Reo Māori Edition HB) by Brianne Te Paa
27.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
In this picture book, a young boy learns about the customs around celebrating Matariki from his grandfather. They watch the stars from the top of a mountain, prepare their offering of food for the gods, and the boy learns about Te Waka o Rangi and the tradition of calling out the names of loved ones who ...Show more
It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand by Megan Devine
33.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
In 2009, on a beautiful sunny day, Megan Devine witnessed the accidental drowning of her beloved partner Matt. "All my professional experience as a therapist felt meaningless," she writes. "Grief literature is loaded with well-intended advice that can actually worsen and extend someone's pain. We just d ...Show more
Goodbye Mog by Judith Kerr
19.00 NZD
Category: Nostalgic Picture Books | Series: Mog
Mog was tired. She was dead tired...Mog thought, 'I want to sleep for ever.' And so she did. But a little bit of her stayed awake to see what would happen next. Mog keeps watch over the upset Thomas family, who miss her terribly, and she wonders how they will ever manage without her. Nothing happens fo ...Show more
Talking about Death (A Problem Shared) by Louise Spilsbury
24.00 NZD
Category: Grief Books | Series: A Problem Shared
A positive and proactive book that helps you understand and cope with death. There's two sides to every story. In Death, you will read two sides to the dilemmas, sticky situations or issues that children sometimes have to face at a difficult time in their lives. Encouraging you to put yourself in ...Show more
You Will Be Okay by Julie Stokes
28.00 NZD
Category: Grief Books
A comforting, practical and go-to expert toolkit for children dealing with loss and griefThe death of a parent, sibling or friend is one of the most traumatic experiences for a child and it can be hard to know how to talk to them about it. In this honest, comforting and strength-building guide, children ...Show more
Thea and the Dizzy Waggle by Cloe Willetts
25.00 NZD
Category: Grief Books
Thea and the Dizzy Waggle is heartwarming and insightful tale about love, loss, and the magic of nature for anybody navigating grief. Purple Dizzy Waggle Brite makes friends with a tui bird named Thea, who can often be heard singing from her nest in a blossoming pohutukawa tree. One day, Brite notice ...Show more