Books about death for preschool-age munchkins

[devotchka]

My Grandfather has had cancer for a few years now - and has been in and out of the hospital very recently due to pneumonia and complications. It's just been a rollercoaster and we don't know how much time he has left. 

I have been meaning to look up books on loss (for Max) to prepare myself for when the day comes so we can talk about it. I've actually personally never lost anyone this close to me - I've been lucky (and we have a teeny tiny immediate family) - just distant relatives and friends. 

Also, hi everyone! *waves* It's been a while.

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[devotchka]

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[PatBenatar]

: ( I'm sorry to hear this.

My BIL passed away a coulple months ago and we didn't end up getting a book. We kept it simple and told her that Uncle R was in an accident had to go very far away and we wouldn't be able to see him any more. She asked why and we just told her that this is something that happens and she seemed to accept that. She still asks about him from time to time though, but it's still pretty recent.

Does Max see your grandfather a lot?

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childrensbooksguide.com/death

Sorry to hear about your grandpa. .


When can we do moms night out again? I had so much fun

[devotchka]

Jul 31, 2015 12:07:57 GMT -5 PatBenatar said:

: ( I'm sorry to hear this.

My BIL passed away a coulple months ago and we didn't end up getting a book. We kept it simple and told her that Uncle R was in an accident had to go very far away and we wouldn't be able to see him any more. She asked why and we just told her that this is something that happens and she seemed to accept that. She still asks about him from time to time though, but it's still pretty recent.

Does Max see your grandfather a lot?

I'm so sorry for your loss That is so sad.

Yes, we see my Grandparents once every couple weeks at family dinners. He loves him a lot.  Max had a pet at preschool die months ago and although the rabbi (it's a Jewish preschool) came to talk to the kids about it on a kid-level, they were all very confused bc the guinea pig's name was Max! Ugh. Anyway, at least he's seen dead bugs, animals, etc. so it's not 100% foreign to him but I really dread talking to him about it. I feel like it would be easier if we were religious in some ways :/ 

I think talking to him might be enough, I was hoping there was some sort of adorable and perfect-for-this-age book out there that we can pull out every once in a while to help him understand/cope :/ Not sure if that exists. 

[devotchka]

Jul 31, 2015 12:08:42 GMT -5 @jayhawkali said:

childrensbooksguide.com/death

Sorry to hear about your grandpa. .


When can we do moms night out again? I had so much fun

TY!


And haha way to hijack my sad post JK of course we can! That was really fun.

[PatBenatar]

Jul 31, 2015 12:11:02 GMT -5 devotchka said:

I think talking to him might be enough, I was hoping there was some sort of adorable and perfect-for-this-age book out there that we can pull out every once in a while to help him understand/cope :/ Not sure if that exists. 

Yeah I thought about getting one, but she seemed to accept my answer.  I was afraid she would keep wanting to read a sad book

[devotchka]

Jul 31, 2015 12:19:53 GMT -5 PatBenatar said:

Jul 31, 2015 12:11:02 GMT -5 devotchka said:

I think talking to him might be enough, I was hoping there was some sort of adorable and perfect-for-this-age book out there that we can pull out every once in a while to help him understand/cope :/ Not sure if that exists. 

Yeah I thought about getting one, but she seemed to accept my answer.  I was afraid she would keep wanting to read a sad book

My friend just asked her friends for me on Fb, someone recommended this one:

www.amazon.com/Miss-You-First-Death-At%C3%82-Series/dp/0764117645
 

[greenkitty98]

I'm sorry to hear your grandpa is not doing well.

After my Grandma died in May, we ended up reading a few books (that I can't remember the names of) that our pastor lent to us. We also ended up buying Tear Soup and The Invisible String. The books were mainly for my DS, though, as we lived far away and the kids didn't see her often enough for DD to realize what happened.