Links to Grief Literature

Reading for Children

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

COPING WITH ILLNESS/ Death & Dying

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

Child & Pregnancy LOSS

PREGNANCY & BABY LOSS:

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 PARENT & WIDOWED PERSONS

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

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

ONLINE RESOURCES

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