Beautiful illustrations. This story tells about a little girl who notices the little beautiful things in life and when her family has to move to America, it helps ease the pain.

This is a good introductory book to pet death for toddlers. It covers the full range of emotions they might feel. There are a few books I like better because they include more tips for parents, but this is an excellent choice for a library collection.

This one was one of my favorites for this topic. I think the story deals with the tough topic well, and they also have little asides to help parents and older kids work through the complicated feelings.

This is a good book for when you're starting to think about getting another pet for family after the loss of one. I'm not sure it's a great one for the beginning of the grief process, but I think it's good for later parts.

Beautiful illustrations. A sad dog book, as a warning.

I prefer Sammy in the Sky, but this is also a good picture book about dealing with the death of a dog.

This was a pretty good story of dealing with the death of a cat. I liked how it told the story from the cat's perspective.

I would love this text with updated pictures. They are a little dated now. The information in the book is so good.

This story would be a gentle introduction to a child who has a grandparent or other adult figure in their life who has Alzheimer's or dementia. In this story, the boy learns that his grandfather starts to come out of a fog through song and shared memories.

This is an excellent book about Alzheimer's for children. It addresses their many feelings and fears on the topic, and gives helpful information at the end. I think this would be an important choice for most collections.