Book tips for children: grief, anger & fears master creatively!

Book tips for children: grief, anger & fears master creatively!

The family service office of the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district has published a new brochure that contains 49 book tips for children and adolescents. Central to this collection are topics such as grief, separation, anger and fears that are particularly important in today's world. This selection offers parents valuable support in order to talk to their children age -appropriate about painful and challenging topics. Like reports , on July 25, 2025 at 4 p.m. there will be a reading with the author Sanne Dufft, which is read from her book "Magnus and the Nachtlöwe". This event is aimed at families with children aged 4 and over and is accompanied by a picture book cinema.

The illustrator Fritzi Jarmatz will also report on her work at the brochure during the reading and has prepared a creative surprise for the small listeners. The initiators of the project from the family service office will also be present to talk to the families. The reading takes place in the Pablo Neruda district central library in Frankfurter Allee 14a, 10247 Berlin. Admission is free, but registration is requested. Interested parties can contact the email address press@ba-fk.berlin.de or by phone at (030) 90298-2843.

child -friendly reading for grief and farewell

Children often come into contact with topics such as death and grief, be it due to the loss of a pet or a family member. Many children ask questions such as: "Do everyone have to die once?" or "Where do you go when you have died?" An age-appropriate access to these topics is crucial how . Children's books can help process grief and promote conversations.

A comprehensive collection of children's books deals with various aspects of the topic of death, dying and coping with grief. The range of literature shows from humorous everyday stories such as "The best funerals in the world" to profound stories such as "Life without Mama Mouse", which addresses the suicide of a parent. Each book responds differently to the needs and questions of children. For example, there are also books that deal specifically with the topic of farewell and funeral and help the children to understand their own grief processes, such as described here .

This versatile and sensitive literature encourages children to share their feelings and deal with death. The reading and the published brochure thus represent valuable resources that support parents and children to explore this sensitive area together.