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letting go

Books about letting go for readers of all ages.

Cover of Big Sarah's little boots

Big Sarah's little boots

Paulette Bourgeois

Ages 3–7growthchange

Cover of Saying Good-Bye to Grandma

Saying Good-Bye to Grandma

Jane Resh Thomas

Ages 5–10death and lossgrief

Cover of Paul the pack rat

Paul the pack rat

Vickie J. Belmore

Ages 4–8sharingfriendship

Cover of Lost & found

Lost & found

Shaun Tan

Ages 6–14loss and griefmemory

Cover of Bea gives up her pacifier

Bea gives up her pacifier

Jenny Album

Ages 2–5growing upletting go

Cover of The Kite That Flew Away

The Kite That Flew Away

Joanna Austin

Ages 3–7letting gonature

Cover of When summer ends

When summer ends

Susi Gregg Fowler

Ages 4–8seasonschange

Cover of The lost (and found) balloon

The lost (and found) balloon

Celeste Jenkins

Ages 3–7loss and discoverynature

Cover of Bye bye balloon

Bye bye balloon

Ryan SanAngelo

Ages 3–7letting gochange

Cover of I Want My Dummy (A Little Princess Story)

I Want My Dummy (A Little Princess Story)

Tony Ross

Ages 3–7growing upindependence

Cover of Mine!

Mine!

Jerome Keane

Ages 3–7sharinggenerosity

Cover of Bye-bye, Binky

Bye-bye, Binky

Brigitte Weninger, Yusuke Yonezu

Ages 2–5growing upletting go

Cover of So over it

So over it

Stephanie Morrill

Ages 12–16forgivenessletting go

Cover of Annie and the Old One

Annie and the Old One

Miska Miles

Ages 7–12death and acceptancefamily love

Cover of A Kiss Goodbye

A Kiss Goodbye

Audrey Penn

Ages 3–7moving and transitionsfamily bonds

Cover of Cassie Was Here

Cassie Was Here

Caroline Hickey

Ages 7–11friendshipmoving and change

Cover of A Crow Named Joe (1990)

A Crow Named Joe (1990)

Peter Eyvindson

Ages 4–9animalsfreedom

Cover of Forgive and forget

Forgive and forget

Sheryl Berk

Ages 4–8forgivenessfriendship

Cover of The summer of letting go

The summer of letting go

Gae Polisner

Ages 13–18grief and lossfamily relationships

Cover of The goodbye boat

The goodbye boat

Mary Joslin

Ages 4–8griefloss

Cover of Yard Sale

Yard Sale

Eve Bunting

Ages 4–8losschange

Cover of Beautiful goodbye

Beautiful goodbye

Nancy Runstedler

Ages 10–15time travelmystery

Cover of Fly on, Butterfree

Fly on, Butterfree

Gerard Jones

Ages 5–10transformationgrowth

Cover of Good-bye, Chicken Little

Good-bye, Chicken Little

Betsy Cromer Byars

Ages 10–14coming of agefamily relationships