This article summarizes & evaluates 34 children’s books which deal with death in terms of their usefulness in helping 3- to 9-year-old children understand & cope with the concept of death. Books dealing with death in plants, of an animal, & of a person are included. Another 17 books are commented on briefly. All of the books chosen for analysis explain death in a positive way by doing such things as: 1) using direct words & avoiding euphemisms, & 2) involving the main characters in the funeral.