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coping

Books about coping for readers of all ages.

Cover of The empty chair

The empty chair

Bess Kaplan

Ages 9–14griefloss

Cover of We remember Philip

We remember Philip

Norma Simon

Ages 5–10griefloss

Cover of Get Well Soon

Get Well Soon

Charlotte Hudson

Ages 3–7familyillness

Cover of Lemonade sky

Lemonade sky

Jean Ure

Ages 10–14familymental health

Cover of Upside down and Backwards

Upside down and Backwards

Julie Greves, Katy Tenhulzen, Fred Wilkinson

Ages 8–14familyillness

Cover of Moon pie

Moon pie

Simon Mason

Ages 10–15familyalcoholism

Cover of Searching for Ezekiel

Searching for Ezekiel

Ann Haywood Leal

Ages 10–14familymental illness

Cover of Crossing over

Crossing over

Sandra Love

Ages 9–13divorcefamily change

Cover of Death (Trailblazers) (Trailblazers)

Death (Trailblazers) (Trailblazers)

Helen Orme

Ages 9–14deathgrief

Cover of The Year Without Michael

The Year Without Michael

Susan Beth Pfeffer

Ages 12–16familyloss

Cover of I MISS MY DAD

I MISS MY DAD

Betty Pace, Bobbie Walker

Ages 4–10familymissing loved ones

Cover of Chester Raccoon and the Acorn Full of Memories

Chester Raccoon and the Acorn Full of Memories

Audrey Penn

Ages 4–8memoryloss

Cover of My favorite things

My favorite things

Lori Clarke

Ages 5–10divorcefamily change

Cover of Maybe Days

Maybe Days

Jennifer Wilgocki, Marcia Kahn Wright, Marcia Kahn Wright

Ages 4–8uncertaintyemotions

Cover of Whimsy's Heavy Things

Whimsy's Heavy Things

Julie Kraulis

Ages 4–8worryanxiety

Cover of Jake's Best Thumb

Jake's Best Thumb

Ilene Cooper

Ages 4–8self-acceptancesecurity

Cover of What does that mean?

What does that mean?

Harold Ivan Smith

Ages 8–14griefloss

Cover of Feeling Sad

Feeling Sad

Helen Frost

Ages 5–8emotionssadness

Cover of Using the Expressive Arts with Children and Young People Who Have Experienced Loss

Using the Expressive Arts with Children and Young People Who Have Experienced Loss

Juliette Ttofa

Ages 10–18griefloss

Cover of Mayday

Mayday

Karen Harrington

Ages 11–15griefresilience

Cover of Princess Stella gets sad

Princess Stella gets sad

Molly Martin

Ages 3–7emotionssadness

Cover of Not Today, Celeste!

Not Today, Celeste!

Liza Stevens, Pooky Knightsmith

Ages 4–8mental healthdepression

Cover of Waiting for dolphins

Waiting for dolphins

Carole Crowe

Ages 9–14griefloss

Cover of Marie-Claire

Marie-Claire

Kathy Stinson

Ages 10–14familyresilience