Websites: Children, Teens, College Students and Grief
ADEC American Death Education and Counseling Association | www.adec.org
Community for Accredited Online Schools | College Student Guide to Managing Grief
Compassionate Friends | www.compassionatefriends.org
Crisis, Grief, and Healing | www.webhealing.com
Cruse Bereavement Care | www.cruse.org.uk
Dougy Center for Grieving Children | www.dougy.org
Bereaved Parents of the USA | www.bereavedparentsusa.org
Griefnet.org | www.griefnet.org
Survivors of Suicide | www.survivorsofsuicide.com
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors | www.taps.org
Coping with the Loss of a Loved One to Mesothelioma
Grief Resources and Articles| www.highmarkcaringplace.com
National Alliance for Grieving Children I nationalallianceforgrievingchildren.org
Grief Resources for College Students
Books for Children
Aarvy Aardvark Finds Hope | Donna O’Toole
The Gifted Wings” by Mary Drew
Lifetimes | Bryon Mellonie & Robert Ingpen
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney | Judith Viorst
It Must Hurt A Lot: A Child’s Book About Death | Doris Sanford
Help Me Say Goodbye | Janis Silverman
The Boy Who Didn’t Want To Be Sad | Robert Goldblatt
A Terrible Thing Happened (for children who witnessed violence) | Margaret M. Holmes
I Miss You (a first look at death) | Pat Thomas
Children Also Grieve | Linda Goldman
Waterbugs and Dragonflies – explaining death to young children | Doris Stickney
Charlotte’s Web | E.B. White
Geranium Morning | E. Sandy Powell
I Know I Made It Happen | Lynn Bennett Backburn
Gentle Willow | Joyce C. Mills
Am I Still A Sister? | Alecia M. Sims
Grandfather’s Shirt | Barbara Morning
Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs | Tomie de Paola
When Dinosaurs Die. A Guide to Understanding Death | Laurie Krasney Brown & Marc Brown
Upper Elementary and Middle School
Dad! Why’d You Leave Me? | Donna O’Toole
I Know I Made It Happen | Linda Bennett Blackburn
Kid’s Book About Death and Dying | Eric Rofes
After You Lose Someone You Love | Amy, Allie & David Dennison
Coping with Death and Grief | Marge Heegard
Gentle Willow | Joyce C. Mills
Am I Still A Sister? | Alecia M. Sims
A Quilt for Elizabeth | Bennette, Tiffault
Where the Red Fern Grows | Wilson Rawls
The Secret Garden | Frances Hodgson Burnett
Bart Speaks Out | Linda Goldman
Goodbye, Mousie | Robert H. Harris
A Fish Named Ed | Sam Oliver
You Shouldn’t Have to Say Goodbye | Patricia Hermes
Bridge to Terabithia | K. Paterson
Learning to Say Goodbye: When A Parent Dies | Eda LeShan
High School
About Death For Teenagers | Earl Grollman
Healing Your Grieving Heart for Teens: 100 Practical Ideas | Alan D. Wolfelt
Straight Talk About Death for Teenagers: How to Cope with Losing Someone | Earl Grollman
Grief Girl | Erin Vincent
Weird Is Normal When Teenagers Grieve | Jenny Lee Wheeler
When A Young Friend Commits Suicide | Earl Grollman
Ordinary People | Judith Guest
Harry Potter Series | J.K. Rowling
Fire In My Heart, Ice In My Veins | Enid Traisman
A Summer to Die | Lois Lowry
How It Feels When A Parent Dies | Jill Krementz
Tiger Eyes | Judy Blume
When A Friend Dies | Marilyn Gootman
Part of Me Died, Too | Virginia Lynn Fry
Coping With the Death of A Brother or Sister | Ruth Ann Ruiz
Help for the Hard Times | Earl Hipp
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All Ages
The Moon Balloon | Joan Drescher
The Fall of Freddie the Leaf | Leo Buscaglia
Aarvy Aardvark Finds Hope | D. O’Toole
What is Death? | Etan Boritzer
NOTE: Children’s books about grief and loss may touch the heart of a grieving adult.
Your local library is a good resource for grief and bereavement books.
Books and Articles for Parents and Helping Adults
A Silent Sorrow-Pregnancy Loss | Ingrid Kohn & Perry-Lynn Moffitt
Talking About Death | Earl Grollman
Awakening From Grief: Finding the Way Back to Joy | John Welshons
Help Me Say Goodbye | Janis Silverman
Parents Guide to Raising Grieving Children | Phyllis Silverman
But I didn’t Say Goodbye (for suicide survivors) | Barbara Rubel
Understanding Grief: Helping Yourself Heal | Alan Wolfelt
The Mourning Handbook | Helen Fitzgerald
I’m Grieving as Fast as I Can: How Young Widows and Widowers Can Cope and Heal | Linda Feinberg
How Do We Tell the Children? | Daniel Schaefer
The Insurist | End of Life Resource Guide
The Journey Through Grief and Loss | Robert Zucker
Talking to Children about Death & Dying from National Alliance for Grieving Children
Talking about End of Life Memorials and Rituals from the National Alliance for Grieving Children
Whats your grief: Can’t with a dying family member
Understanding Your Suicide Grief | Alan Wolfelt
What’s your grief? Should I discuss deceased loved ones with my child?
