Death, General: Resource List

Books for Children

Ages 4 to 8

• The Empty Place; by Roberta Temes, Ph.D.; Small Horizons, 1992
• The Dead Bird; by Margaret Wise Brown; Addison-Wesley, 1958-99
• Gentle Willow; by Joyce Mills; Magination Press, 1993
• Talking About Death; by Earl A. Grollman; Beacon, 1990
• Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss; Pat Schwiebert Grief Watch, 1999
• A Bunch of Balloons; by Dorothy Ferguson; Centering Corporation, 1992
• Old Pig; by Margaret Wild; Dial, 1996
• Tough Borris; Mem Fox; Harcourt, 1998
• Very Best of Friends; by Margaret Wild; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990

Ages 5 to 10

• Badger's Parting Gifts; by Susan Varley; William Morrow, 1985
• Charlotte's Web; by E.B. White; Harper and Row, 1952
• The Saddest Time; by Norma Simon; A. Whitman, 1992
• When I Die Will I Get Better?; by Joeri and Piet Breebaart; Peter Bedrick Books, 1993
• 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
• Forever Friends; by Candy Boyd; Viking/Penguin, 1985
• Little Men; by Louisa May Alcott; Macmillan, 1963
• Little Women; by Louisa May Alcott; World, 1969
• 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

Books for Adults

• Guiding Your Child Through Grief; by Mary Ann Emswiler; Bantam Books, 2000
• 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