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Recommended Reading on
Grief & Loss
Recommended
Book List by Age
Preschool Age
Sad Isn’t Bad – A Guidebook for Kids Dealing With Loss, by Michaelene Mundy- About the death of a grandparent.
About Dying: An Open Book for Parents and Children Together, by Sara Stein
The Empty Place: A Child’s Guide through Grief, by Roberta Temes
The Dead Bird, by Margaret Brown
When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death, by Laurie Brown
Something Very Sad Happened: A Toddler’s Guide to Understanding Death
, by Bonnie Zucker, PsyD
The Goodbye Book
by Todd Parr
Always and Forever
by Debi Gliori and Alan Durant
Grandad’s Island
by Benjie Davies
This Book Is For All Kids, But Especially My Sister Libby. Libby Died.
by Jack Simon
Early School Age
Thumpy’s Story: A Story of Love and Grief Shared by Thumpy, the Bunny, by N. Dodge
Lifetimes: A Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children, by Bryan Mellonie and Robert Ingpen
The Tenth Good Thing about Barney, by Judith Viorst
The Fall of Freddie the Leaf, by Leo Buscaglia
I Miss My Best Friend
, by Penelope Lagos (pet loss)
Ben’s Flying Flowers
, by Inger Maier, PhD
Gentle Willow: A Story for Children About Dying
, by Joyce C. Mills, PhD
Grief is a Mess
written and illustrated by Jackie Schuld
School Age
I Miss You: A First Look At Death
by
Pat Thomas
and Leslie Harker
Dog Heaven
by
Cynthia Rylant
– For the loss of a pet
Daddy’s Promise, by Cindy Klein Cohen and John Heine
Today My Sister Died, by Ronee Domskez
The Magic Moth, by V. Lee
Children are Not Paper Dolls, by E. Levy
My Twin Sister Erika, by I. Voge
Aarvy Aardvark Finds Hope, by Donna O’Toole
The Old Dog, by Sara Abbott
Nanna, by Jennifer Bartoli
About Dying, by Sara Bonnett Stein
Samantha Jane’s Missing Smile: A Story about Coping with the Loss of a Parent
by Julie Kaplow and Donna Pincus
Goodbye, Brecken: A Story about the Death of a Pet
by David Lupton
I Miss My Best Friend,
by Penelope Lagos
When Your Grandparent Dies
by R.W. Alley
Help Me Say Goodbye
– Activities for Helping Kids Cope When a Special Person Dies, by Janis Silverman
The Memory Box – A Book About Grief
, by Thea Baker
Late Elementary School Age to Early Adolescent
Beat the Turtle Drum, by C. Green
Bridge to Terabithia, Katherine Paterson
How it Feels When a Parent Dies, by Jill Krementz
Season of Discovery, by Gloria Gldreich
First Snow, by Helen Coutant
The Mountains of Tibet, by Mordicai Gerstein
Matylda Bright and Tender
, by Holly M. McGhee – the loss of a best friend
The Thing About Jellyfish
, by Ali Benjamin – the loss of a parent (a dad)
Teens
The Grieving Teen: A guide for teenagers and their friends by Helen Fitzgerald
The Empty Room: Understanding Sibling Loss, by Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn
Weird Is Normal: When Teenagers Grieve
by Jennie Lee Wheeler
If Only by Carole Geitner – about a teen that loses her parent to cancer
Straight Talk about Death for Teenagers: How to Cope with Losing Someone You Love, by E. Grollman
Losing Someone You Love: When a Brother or Sister Dies, by E. Richter
Facing Change: Falling Apart and Coming Together Again in the Teen Years, by Donna O’Toole
Shira: A legacy of Courage, by Earl Grollman
Tiger Eyes, by Judy Blume
How it Feels When a Parent Dies, by Jill Krementz
Adults Supporting Grieving Children
Tear Soup: A recipe for healing after loss. A book for all ages. by Pat Schwiebert and Chuck DeKlyen
Healing the Bereaved Child: Grief Gardening, Growth Through Grief and Other Touchstones for Caregivers by Alan Wolfelt
Healing a Child’s Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas for Families, Friends and Caregivers
by Alan Wolfelt
Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart
by Alan Wolfelt
Never the Same: Coming to Terms with the Death of a Parent
by Donna Schuurman
Water Bugs and Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Young Children
by
Doris Stickney
and Robyn Henderson Nordstrom
Bereaved Children and Teens: A support Guide for Parents and Professionals, edited by Earl Grollman
Guiding Your Child Through Grief, by Mary Ann and James Emswiler
Talking about Death – A Dialogue between Parent and Child, by Earl Grollman
The Grieving Child: A Parent’s Guide, by Helen Fitzgerald
Life and Loss: A Guide to Helping Grieving Children, by Linda Goldman
Children and Grief: When a Parent Dies, by William Worden
The Goldfish Went on Vacation: A Memoir of Loss (and Learning to Tell the Truth about It) by Patty Dann
Adults
Grieving Right: Finding Your Story of Love in the Sorrow of Loss
, by Patrick O’Malley
In Lieu of Flowers, by Nancy Cobb
Dying Well by Ira Byocks
Being with Dying by Joan Halifax
Open to Hope: Inspirational Stories of Healing After Loss by Dr. Gloria Horsely
The Year of Magical Thinking, by Joan Didion
Saving Graces: Finding Solace and Strength from Friends and Strangers
, by Elizabeth Edwards
A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss
, Gerry Sittser
Loss of a Child
Resilient Grieving
, by Lucy Hone
Comfort by Ann Hood is a story of the loss of a child
How to Survive the Loss of a Child by Catherine Sanders
Making Toast by Roger Rosenblatt about losing an adult child
The Worst Loss: How Families Deal with the Death of a Child by Barbara Rosof
An Exact Replica of A Figment of My Imagination by Elizabeth McCracken – a story of the loss of a baby
Sibling Loss
This Book Is For All Kids, But Especially My Sister Libby. Libby Died.
by Jack Simon
Heart Work: A Family Pilgrimage Inspired by Sibling Grief
by Mary Jane Gandour
Shadows in the Sun: The Experiences of Sibling Bereavement in Childhood (Series in Death, Dying, and Bereavement)
by Betty Davies
T
he Empty Room: Understanding Sibling Loss
by Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn
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