Death of a Parent: Resource List

Books for Children

Ages 4 to 8

• Everett Anderson's Goodbye; by Lucille Clifton; Henry Holt, 1983
• Geranium Morning; by E. Sandy Powell; CarolRhoda Books, 2001
• The Three Birds; by Marinus Van den Berg; Magination Press, 1994
• The Healing Tree; Kathleen Hemery; Centering Corp., 2001
• A Quilt for Elizabeth; by Benette Tiffault; Centering Corporation, 1992
• Rachel and the Upside Down Heart; by Eileen Douglas; Price Stern Sloan, 1990
• Saying Goodbye to Daddy; by Judith Vigna; A. Whitman, 1991
• Sunflowers & Rainbows for Tia: Saying Goodbye to Daddy; Alesia Alexander Greene; Centering Corporation, 1999

Ages 9 to 12

• Dad! Why Did You Leave Me? by Dorothy Frost; Herald Press, 1992
• A Formal Feeling; by Zibby O'Neal; Penguin, 1990
• In the Quiet; Adrienne Ross; Delacorte Press, 2000
• A Place Apart; by Paula Fox; Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 1995
• Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird; by Jean Little; Penguin, 1984
• Tiger Eyes; by Judy Blume; Econo-Clad Books, 1995

Books for Adults

• Guiding Your Child Through Grief; by Mary Ann Emswiler; Bantam Books, 2000
• The Grieving Child; by Helen Fitzgerald; Simon & Schuster, 1992