All the Dear Little Animals

Ulf Nilsson's slim chapter book about three children who start a funeral service for dead animals is one of the most thoughtfully crafted tools for talking to young kids about death that exists in English — Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and Books for Keeps all praised its tonal balance of dark comedy and genuine tenderness. Eva Eriksson's illustrations carry real weight alongside the text. Teachers and parents dealing with a child's first encounter with mortality will find this earns its praise.