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3) The scar
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011, c2009
Language
English
Description
When his mother dies, a little boy is angry at his loss but does everything he can to hold onto the memory of her scent, her voice, and the special things she did for him, even as he tries to help his father and grandmother cope.
Author
Series
Sally the dog series volume 8
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Language
English
Description
A beloved dog dies and goes to Heaven where she lives happily and helps to find her family on earth a new pet.
Author
Series
Alvin Ho volume 1
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
A fearful second grader in Concord, Massachusetts, learns about death when his grandfather's best friend passes away and Alvin accompanies his grandfather to the funeral.
Author
Series
Benny and Penny volume 6
Publisher
Toon Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When their salamander friend dies, mouse siblings Benny and Penny learn how to say goodbye.
10) Missing mommy
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2013, c2011
Language
English
Description
Daddy comforts and reassures a very young boy after Mommy dies.
12) The funeral
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2018.
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...
13) Keeper of soles
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A shoemaker repeatedly outwits a black-robed figure who knocks on the shoemaker's door and demands his soul.
15) Bone dog
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Although devastated when his pet dog dies, a young boy goes trick-or-treating and receives a timely visit from an old friend during a scary encounter with graveyard skeletons.
16) Ghost wings
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
While celebrating the Days of the Dead, a young Mexican girl remembers her wonderful grandmother who sang songs, made tortillas, chased monsters away, and loved butterflies.
Author
Publisher
Walker [distributor]
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Clara loves to dance, but her father has had too much sadness in his life to abide dancing. When Clara sees a troupe of dancers performing in the village one June day, she is enchanted enough to follow their wagons deep into the forest--and what she finds there changes her life forever.
18) The forever dog
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Mike and his dog Corky plan to be best friends forever, so when Corky becomes sick and dies, Mike is angry about the broken promise.
Author
Language
English
Formats
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"--
20) Old Coyote
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Realizing that he has come to the end of his days, Old Coyote recalls many of the good things about his life.
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