Ida, Always
by Caron Levis and Charles Santoso
-based on two iconic polar bears
from New York's Central Park Zoo
-Ida and Gus have been friends forever
-Ida gets sick, keeper explains it to Gus
-One day Ida is gone, Gus is lost without her
-realizes she lives on in his heart, his memories
-no religion
-well written, beautiful, soft illustrations
-easy to read aloud, vocabulary is appropriate for children
--2016
Rudi's Pond
by Eve Bunting
-two friends, boy is sick
-dies of heart condition, kids at school build a memorial--the pond
-sad, but not overwhelming
-still finds signs of her friend after he's gone
-short paragraphs per page
-soft illustrations
-no religion
-1999
by Eve Bunting
-two friends, boy is sick
-dies of heart condition, kids at school build a memorial--the pond
-sad, but not overwhelming
-still finds signs of her friend after he's gone
-short paragraphs per page
-soft illustrations
-no religion
-1999
Badger's Parting Gifts
by Susan Varley
-nonthreatening
-quite a bit of text to read
-actual dying is not scary
-Badger feels much better, but no afterworld
-depicts their feelings of loss well
-realize his gifts was things he taught them to do.
-Great last page
-1984
by Susan Varley
-nonthreatening
-quite a bit of text to read
-actual dying is not scary
-Badger feels much better, but no afterworld
-depicts their feelings of loss well
-realize his gifts was things he taught them to do.
-Great last page
-1984
-Always and Forever
by Alan Durant
-Very sweet book, very sensitive
-Fox dies, his friends miss him a lot
-They grieve until Squirrel points out that they need to heal
-They create memorials and learn to laugh again
-no religion
-2003
-very colorful and beautiful
by Alan Durant
-Very sweet book, very sensitive
-Fox dies, his friends miss him a lot
-They grieve until Squirrel points out that they need to heal
-They create memorials and learn to laugh again
-no religion
-2003
-very colorful and beautiful