All the dear little animals by Ulf Nilsson

All the dear little animals by Ulf Nilsson, illustrated by Eva Eriksson, translated by Julia Marshall. Gecko Press 2006. 

Ah, the obsessions of childhood. For these children, it is burying all the dead animals they can lay their hands on – including roadkill. They hold beautiful funerals and, as they are doing so, the older children explain death to Puttie, the little brother (whose fears and concerns are sometimes brushed aside by his very organising older sister, Esther). Cute and uncomplicated, this would make a good text to explain what death is, before it becomes an issue.