Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Always Sisters: A Story of Loss and Love
Saira Mir
Illustrator: Shahrzad Maydani
Ages: 6+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 978-1-6659-0156-7
Keywords: Siblings, Sisters, Miscarriage, Loss, Grieving,
Raya can't wait to be a big sister, but when she learns the baby won't be coming home, she is devastated. How can she grieve this loss? Soft, blurred illustrations.