Death, General: Resource List

Books for Children

Ages 4 to 8

• A Bunch of Balloons; by Dorothy Ferguson; Centering Corporation, 1992
• Badger's Parting Gifts; by Susan Varley; William Morrow, 1985
• Charlotte's Web; by E.B. White; Harper and Row, 1952
• Gentle Willow; by Joyce Mills; Magination Press, 2003
• If Nathan Were Here; by Mary Bahr; Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2000
• Old Pig; by Margaret Wild; Dial, 1996
• Sad Isn't Bad: A Good-Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing With Loss; by Michaelene Mundy; Abbey Press, 1998
• Talking About Death; by Earl A. Grollman; Beacon, 1990
• Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss; Pat Schwiebert Grief Watch, 1999
• The Empty Place; by Roberta Temes, Ph.D.; Small Horizons, 1992
• The Saddest Time; by Norma Simon; A. Whitman, 1992
• Tough Borris; Mem Fox; Harcourt, 1998
• Very Best of Friends; by Margaret Wild; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990
• You Hold Me and I'll Hold You; by Jo Carson; Orchard, 1992

Ages 9 to 12

• Beat the Turtle Drum; by Constance Green; Econo-Clad Books, 2000
• Blackwater; by Eve Bunting; HarperCollins, 2000
• If Nathan Were Here; by Mary Bahr; Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2000
• Little Men; by Louisa May Alcott; IndyPublish, 2001
• Little Women; by Louisa May Alcott; Sterling, 2004
• A Taste of Blackberries; by Doris Smith; Econo-Clad Books, 1999

Young Adult

• The Bridge to Terabithia; by Katherine Paterson; HarperCollins, 1978
• The Grieving Teen: A Guide for Teenagers and Their Friends; Helen Fitzgerald; Simon & Schuster, 2000
• On My Honor; by Marion Dane Bauer; Econo-Clad Books, 1999
• A Separate Peace; by John Knowles; MacMillan, 1960
• When a Friend Dies: A Book for Teens About Grieving and Healing; by Marilyn Gootman; Free Spirit Press, 1994

Books for Adults

• Children Mourning, Mourning Children; Hospice Foundation of America, 2001
• Guiding Your Child Through Grief; by Mary Ann Emswiler; Bantam Books, 2000
• Helping Children Grieve; by Ruth Arent; Champion Press, 2005
• How Do We Tell the Children? A Parents Guide to Helping Children Cope When Someone Dies; by Dan Schaefer, Christine Lyons, and David Peretz; Newmarket Press, 2001
• It's OK to Cry: A Parent's Guide to Helping Children Through the Losses of Life; by H. Norman Wright; WaterBrook Press, 2004
• Helping Children Grieve: When Someone They Love Dies; by Theresa Huntley; Augsburg Fortress Pub, 2002
• The Grieving Child: a Parent's Guide; by Helen Fitzgerald; Simon & Schuster, 1992
• When Children Grieve; by John James; HarperCollins, 2002