Not If But When: Books for Young People about Death and Loss

If you are concerned about discussing death with children or youth, you’re not alone. Many of us hesitate to talk about death, particularly with children. But death is an inescapable fact of life and, although these conversations about death and loss are difficult to have, they are important.
Join Marie Eaton, Director of the Palliative Care Institute at WWU; Sylvia Tag, Librarian and Curator of the Children’s Literature Collection at WWU; and Thom Barthelmess, Youth Services Manager at the Whatcom County Library System for an introduction to the books that can provide pathways to these difficult conversations and tips for introducing them with the young people in your life.