Links to Grief Literature

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• How Do We Tell Children – (Ages 2 – Teen) by Shaefer
• The Saddest Time – (Ages 6 – 12)  by N. Simon
• How it Feels When a Parent Dies – (Ages 7 – 15) by J. Krementz
• Learning to Say Goodbye When a Child’s Parent Dies by E. LeShan
• The Seasons of Grief by D. Gaffrey
• Why Did Daddy Die by M. Alderman
• When a Friend Dies – (Teens) by M. Gootman
• There’s Something in my Attic by Mercer Mayer
• There’s a Nightmare in my Closet by Mercer Mayer
• When Someone Very Special Dies by Marge Heegaard
• When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death by Laurie Krasny Brown & Mark Brown
• The Fall of Freddie The Leaf: A Story For All Ages by Leo Buscaglia
• Sunshine: More Mediations for Children by Maureen Garth
• Helping Kids Heal: 75 Activites to Help Children Recover from Trauma and Loss by Rebecca Carman
• Healing Activities for Children in Grief by Gay McWhorter
• Healing Your Grieving Heart for Teens: 100 Practical Ideas by Alan Wolfelt PhD
• Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children by Cathy Malchiodi
• Mourning Children, Children Mourning by Ken Doka
• Sibling Death:
• Losing Someone You Love – (Ages 10 – 24) by E. Richter
• AIDS:
• Losing Uncle Tim by M. Jordan

• Healing Words by L. Dossey
• Remarkable Recoveries by Hirschberg
• Peace, Love & Healing by B. Siegel
• Full Catastrophe Living by B. Moyers
• Timeless Healing by H. Benson
• Natural Health & Healing by A. Weil

LOSS, DEATH & DYING:

• The Dying Time by J. Furman
• Chicken Soup for the Grieving Soul by Canfield
• In Lieu of Flowers by Nancy Cobb
• Transcending Loss by Prend
• Life After Loss by B. Deits
• The Mourning Handbook by H. Fitzgerald
• Understanding Your Grief by Wolfeilt
• How Can I Help by J. Golf
• Facing Death – Care of Dying by C. Longaker
• Dying At Home (for caregivers) by A. Sankar
• I Don’t Know What to Say (to the dying) by R. Buckman
• Life is Goodbye & Hello by A. Bozath
• Safe Passage by M. Fumia
• True Work of Dying by Bernard & Schneider
• Healing Into Life and Death  & One Year to Live both by - S. Levine
• How to go on Living by T. Rando
• Grief Recovery Handbook by James
• On Death & Dying by E. Kubler-Ross
• Surviving Grief by C. Saunders
• Tibetan Book of Living & Dying by S. Rinpoche
• The Courage to Grieve by J. Tatelbaum
• You Can Help Someone Who’s Grieving by Frigo, Fischer, & Cook

PREGNANCY & BABY LOSS:

• Surviving Pregnancy Loss by Friedman
• Empty Cradle, Broken Heart by D. Davis
• When a Baby Dies by J. Lord

CHILD DEATH:

• A Broken Heart Still Beats by A. McCracken
• After The Death of a Child by A. Finkbeiner
• On Children & Death by E. Kubler-Ross
• When Bad Things Happen… by H. Kushner
• Finding Hope When a Child Dies by S. Miller
• How To Survive Loss of a Child by C. Saunders
• The Bereaved Parent & Living Through Mourning both by H. Schiff
• The Worst Loss by B. Roso

HEALTH and WELL-BEING

Living the Mystical Life Today by Jim Rosemergy

What is Love Really? A Practical Guide to Universal Love by Dr. Mary Ann Pellegrino

LOSS OF A PARENT

• Midlife Orphan by J. Brooka
• Death of a Mother (Daughters’ Stories) by R. Ainley
• Motherless Daughters by Edelman
• Losing a Parent by F. Marshall
• Father Loss by E. Wakerman
• A Necessary End by N. Taylor
• How To Survive A Loss Of A Parent by L. Akner
• Last Touch by Becker

FOR WIDOWED PERSONS:

• Companion Through The Darkness by S. Ericsson
• When Men Grieve by E. Levang
• When Your Spouse Dies by C. Curry
• Widow To Widow by G. Ginsburg
• I’m Grieving As Fast As I Can by L. Feinberg
• The Grieving Time by Annie Brooks

SUDDEN DEATH & SUICIDE:

• No Time For Goodbyes by J. Lord
• Silent Grief by Lukas-Seiden
• Healing After Suicide by Smolin
• No Time to Say Goodbye by C. Fine
• Why Suicide? Questions and Answers by Eric Marcus
• I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye by Brook Noel

SUDDEN DEATH & SUICIDE ONLINE RESOURCES:

• Save a Friend: Tips for Teens to Prevent Suicide NASP Article

TRAUMA & CHILDREN ONLINE RESOURCES:

• When Bad Things Happen Red Cross Brochure
• Helping Young Children Cope with Trauma Red Cross Brochure
• Talking to Children about Disasters Red Cross Brochure
• Why Do I Feel Like This? Red Cross Brochure
• All Kids Grieve A resource for teachers, parents, counselors, and other caring adults
• Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters NIMH publication
• Helping Children Cope with Trauma ACA Article
• Trauma and Children: A Parent Handout for Helping Children Heal NASP Brochure

DEATH, DYING & CHILDREN ONLINE RESOURCES:

Talking to children about death - ABC Interview

• Talking to Children About Death ACA Article
• Children And Grief AACAP Article
• Helping Children Cope with Loss, Death, and Grief NASP Article
• Helping Children with Death Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Article
• Helping Children Cope with Loss NMHA Article

DEATH & DYING ONLINE RESOURCES:

• Coping with Loss: Bereavement and Grief NMHA Article