A Kids Book About Death by Taryn Schuelke

A Kids Book About Death

Taryn Schuelke

DK · Print & ebook · March 11, 2025

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Who it’s for
An open, honest conversation about death, with practical explanations and attention to feelings and community.
Themes
Understanding death, Bereavement, Emotion and community
Genres
Death & Grief, Emotions

About this book

Begin an open, honest, and child-appropriate conversation about death. This is a kids’ book about death. It dives right into a topic that most of us prefer to avoid thinking or talking about, and aims to facilitate a safe and honest conversation about bereavement with young ones. This book was made to help kids aged 5-9 understand what death is and how to process it when it occurs in their lives.

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The practical aspects are sensitively explained, and the book thoughtfully navigates the nuances of emotion and sense of community that surround something we all experience. A Kids Book About Death features: - A large and bold, yet minimalist font design that allows kids freedom to imagine themselves in the words on the pages. - A friendly, approachable, empowering, and child-appropriate tone throughout. - An incredible and diverse group of authors in the series who are experts or have first-hand experience of the topic. Tackling important discourse together! The A Kids Book About titles are best used when read together. Helping to kickstart important, challenging, and empowering conversations for kids and their grown-ups through beautiful and thought-provoking pages. The series supports an incredible and diverse group of authors, who are either experts in their field, or have first-hand experience on the topic. A Kids Co. is a new kind of media company enabling kids to explore big topics in a new and engaging way, with a growing series of books, podcasts, and blogs made to empower. Learn more about us online by searching for A Kids Co.

Talking About Death

An open, honest conversation about death, with practical explanations and attention to feelings and community.

Come here for

  • A child-appropriate explanation of death
  • Sensitive discussion of bereavement, emotion, and community

Expect

  • A child-appropriate approach for ages 5–9
  • Large, bold minimalist font design

Where it sits

Death & Grief100%
Emotions49%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Health & Daily Life
  • Death & Grief
  • Emotions
Authors
Taryn Schuelke
Publisher
DK
Published
March 11, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Understanding death · Bereavement · Emotion and community
Reading lane
Health & Daily Life