Best Books about Remembrance for Children
For children, stories can be a powerful way to understand the meaning behind the traditions of remembrance and the history they represent.
This carefully selected list of the best children’s books about remembrance explores themes of courage, loss and memories, from the heartfelt friendship in Stubby and the bravery of a young nurse in Peace Lily, to the poignant symbolism in Poppy Field and Alive with Poppies.
Young readers will also discover tales of wartime families in BLITZ and daring female pilots in Skyward, alongside more contemporary stories of connections to the past, like Owen and the Soldier.
In addition the these Remembrance Day children’s books, we also have separate topic lists of children’s books about World War 2 and World War 1.
Whether through fiction, poetry or true stories, this list of the best children’s books about war, remembrance and the poppy symbol will help young readers to understand, reflect and connect with the past in meaningful ways.