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A tender and accessible exploration of a child's unique way of processing grief and helping her family find their voice. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Cat Mummy.
- melancholy
- tender
- hopeful
- 01
Vicky angel
Jacqueline Wilson
A bittersweet, honest exploration of losing your other half and learning how to stand on your own two feet.
- 02
Double act
Jacqueline Wilson · 2001
A bittersweet, deeply relatable exploration of what happens when two halves of a whole realize they need to become their own people.
- 03
Girls in tears (Girls #4)
Jacqueline Wilson / Nick Sharratt (Illust.) · 2002
A deeply relatable, tissue-soaking dive into the messy, high-stakes world of teenage friendship and first heartbreaks.
- 04
The tenth good thing about Barney
Judith Viorst · 1971
A gentle, reflective journey through the bittersweet process of saying goodbye to a beloved pet by holding onto good memories.
- 05
My sister lives on the mantelpiece
Annabel Pitcher
A heartbreakingly honest and surprisingly funny exploration of a fractured family, seen through the unfiltered eyes of a boy who just wants to move forward.
- 06
Cry heart, but never break
Glenn Ringtved
A tender, allegorical embrace that offers quiet comfort in the face of inevitable loss.
- 07
Ways to live forever
Sally Nicholls
A tender, tear-jerking exploration of what it means to truly live when time is running out.
- 08
Misty the Abandoned Kitten
Holly Webb
A gentle, heartwarming tale of secret-keeping and the tender bond between a child and a vulnerable animal.
- 09
The scar
Charlotte Moundlic
A tender, unflinchingly honest exploration of a child's grief that finds warmth in the darkest of moments.
- 10
The thing about jellyfish
Ali Benjamin
A quiet, aching exploration of grief that uses the wonders of the natural world to make sense of the unimaginable.
- 11
Awful Auntie
David Walliams
A delightfully macabre and zany romp where a plucky underdog outwits a monstrously wicked relative.
- 12
The savage
David Almond
A raw, beautifully feral exploration of how the stories we invent to survive our darkest moments can take on a fierce life of their own.
