Children – Elementary School Age

Badger’s Parting Gifts

            Susan Varley

Brave Bart – A Story for Traumatized and Grieving Children

            Caroline H. Sheppard, ACSW

Flamingo Dreams

            Donna Jo Napoli *(Addresses death due to cancer)

Healing a Child’s Grieving Heart – 100 Practical Ideas for Families, Friends and Caregivers

            Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD

Healing Your Grieving Heart – 100 Practical Ideas – Simple Advice and Activities for Children After Death

            Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD

Help Me Say Goodbye – Activities for Helping Kids Cope When a Special Person Dies

            Janis Silverman

Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Loved One – A Guide for Grownups

            William C. Kroen, PhD, LMHC

How Can I Help, Papa – A Child’s Journey Through Loss and Healing

            Elissa Al-Chokhachy    *(Grandparent’s prolonged death)

I Had a Friend Named Peter – Talking to Children About the Death of a Friend

            Janice Cohn, DSW

I Heard Your Mommy Died

            Mark Scrivani

I Heard Your Daddy Died

            Mark Scrivani

I Miss You – A First Look at Death

            Pat Thomas

“I Wish I Could Hold Your Hand…”  A Childs Guide to Grief and Loss

            Dr. Pat Palmer

Lifetimes – The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children

            Bryan Mellonie and Robert Ingpen

No New Baby – For Siblings Who Have a Brother or Sister Die Before Birth

            Marilyn Gryte

Sad Isn’t Bad – A Good-Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing with Loss

            Michaelene Mundy

Saying Goodbye

            Jim & Joan Boulden

Talking With Children About Loss – Words, Strategies, and Wisdom to Help Children Cope with Death, Divorce and Other Difficult Times

            Maria Trozzi with Katy Massimini

The Fall of Freddie the Leaf

            Leo Buscaglia, PhD

This Book is For All Kids, but Especially My Sister Libby.  Libby Died

            Jack Simon, Age 5 as told to his mom, usually at bedtime

That Summer

            Tony Johnston

What’s Heaven?

            Maria Shriver *(Death of a grandparent)

When Children Grieve – For Adults to Help Children Deal with Death, Divorce, Pet Loss, Moving And Other Losses

            John W. James and Russell Friedman with Dr. Leslie Landon Matthews

When Dinosaurs Die – A Guide to Understanding Death

            Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown

Middle School Age  

Help Me Say Goodbye – Activities for Helping Kids Cope When a Special Person Dies

            Janis Silverman

If Nathan Were Here

            Mary Bahr *(Death of a friend)

Remember… A Child Remembers

            Enid Samuel Traisman, MSW

Tear Soup – A Recipe for Healing After Loss

            Pat Schwiebert and Chuck DeKlyen

The Legend of Rainbow Bridge

            William N. Britton *(Death of pet)

What is Death?

            Etan Boritzer

What on Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies?

            Trevor Romain

When Someone Dies

            Sharon Greenlee

When Something Terrible Happens – Children Can Learn to Cope With Grief

            Marge Heegaard

Teenage

Healing Your Grieving Heart for Teens – 100 Practical Ideas – Simple Tips for Understanding and Expressing Your Grief

            Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD

How it Feels When a Parent Dies

            Jill Krementz

I Will Remember You – What to do When Someone You Love Dies – A Guidebook Through Grief for Teens

            Laura Dower

Straight Talk About Death for Teenagers – How to Cope with Losing Someone You Love

            Earl A. Grollman

The Grieving Teen – A Guidebook for Teenagers and Their Families

            Helen Fitzgerald

When a Friend Dies – A Book for Teens about Grieving and Healing

            Marilyn E. Goodman, EdD

Adult 

After the Death of a Child – Living the Loss Through the Years

            Ann D. Finkbeiner

Angel Catcher – A Journal of Loss and Remembrance

            Kathy and Amy Eldon

Empty Cradle, Broken Heart – Surviving the Death of Your Baby

            Deborah L. Davis, PhD

Good Grief – Healing Through the Shadow of Loss

            Deborah Morris Coryell

Healing your Grieving Heart – 100 Practical Ideas – Compassionate Advice and Simple Activities to Help You Through Your Loss

            Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD

How to Survive the Loss of a Parent – A Guide for Adults

            Lois F. Anker, CSW with Catherine Whitney

If the Dragon Wins Build Another – The ABC’s of Grief

            M. Kathryn Meyers

I’m Grieving as Fast as I Can – How Young Widows and Widowers Can Cope and Heal

            Linda Feinberg

It Must Have Been the Moonglow – Reflections of the First Year of Widowhood

            Phyllis Greene

I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye – Surviving, Coping & Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One

            Brook Noel & Pamela D. Blair, PhD

Living When a Loved One Has Died

            Earl A. Grollman

Longing For Dad – Father Loss and its Impact

            Beth M. Erickson, PhD

Losing a Parent – Practical Help for You and Other Family Members

            Fiona Marshall

Memories of My Sister: Dealing With Sudden Death

            Linda Rener, MPH, MSN, RN

No Time for Goodbyes – Coping with Sorrow, Anger and Injustice After a Tragic Death

            Janice Harris Lord

The Bereaved Parent

            Harriet Sarnoff Schiff

The Ethan Chronicles – Requiem for a Life Stolen

            Marsha A. Willis *(Teenage son’s traffic death)

The Last Violet – Mourning My Mother

            Lois Tschetter Hjelmstad

The Lone Twin – Understanding Twin Bereavement and Loss

            Joan Woodward

Understanding Grief – Helping Yourself Heal

            Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD

When a Loved One Dies – Meditations for the Journey Through Grief

            Philip W. Williams

Widow to Widow – Thoughtful, Practical Ideas for Rebuilding Your Life

            Genevieve Davis Ginsburg, MS

           

                                                                                                                                                JRhymer/DCSO/2002