Resources on Death and Grief

·        The Fall of Freddie the Leaf by Leo Buscaglia, Ph.D.

·        What on Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies? by Trevor Romain

·        Everett Anderson’s Goodbye by Lucille Clifton

·        Help Me Say Goodbye: Activities for Helping Kids Cope When a Special Person Dies by Janis Silverman

·        Badger’s Parting Gifts by Susan Varley

·        The Goodbye Boat by Mary Joslin

·        Goodbye Mousie by Robie H. Harris

·        Gentle Willow: A Story for Children About Dying by Joyce C. Mills, Ph.D.

·        After the Funeral by Jane Loretta Winsch & Pamela T. Keating

·        When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understand Death by Laurie Krasny Brown & Marc Brown

·        What’s Heaven? by Maria Shriver & Sandra Speidel

·        Waterbugs and Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Young Children by Doris Stickney, Gloria Ortiz Hernandez

·        The Next Place by Warren Hanson

·        Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children by Bryan Mellonie

·        Finding a Way Through When Someone Close has Died: What it Feels Like and What you Can do to Help Yourself: By Young People, for Young People by Pat Mood and Lesley Whittaker

·        “Mommy, What’s Died?” The Butterfly Story by Linda Gill

·        Good Grief: A Kid’s Guide for Dealing with Change and Loss by Kim Frank, Ed. S.

·        Children Also Grieve: Talking About Death & Healing by Linda Goldman

·        Memories Live Forever: A Memory Book for Grieving Children by Sharon Rugg

·        Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss by Pat Schweibert, Chuck DeKlyen and Taylor Bills

Books for Parents: 

·    Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Loved One… A Guide for Grownups by William C. Kroen

·        35 Ways to Help a Grieving Child by Dougy Center Staff

·        150 Facts About Grieving Children by Erin Linn

·        When Children Grieve: For Adults to Help Children Deal With Death, Divorce, Pet Loss, Moving, and Other Losses by John W. James, Russell Friedman & Dr. Leslie Matthews

·        Talking About Death: A Dialogue Between Parent and Child by Earl A. Grollman

·        Talking With Children and Young People About Death and Dying by Mary Turner and Bob Thomas

·       Grief in Young Children: A Handbook for Adults by Atle Dyregrov

·        Someone Very Important Has Just Died: Immediate Help for People Caring for People of All Ages at the Time of a Close Bereavement by Mary Turner and Elaine Bailey

Helpful Websites:

http://www.hospicenet.org/html/talking.html

http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/feelings/death.html