Loss/Grief

Books with an “*” can be found in the Parenting Collection in the Children’s Department.

Picture Books (JE)
*Across the Meadow, by Ben Schecter     JE Schecter
Always and Forever, by Alan Durant     JE Durant
*Come Back, Grandma, Sue Limb     JE Limb
*Fireflies, Peach Pies, and Lullabies, by Virginia Kroll     JE Kroll
*Good-Bye, Vivi!, by Antonie Schneider     JE Schneider
My Grandfather’s House, by Bruce Coville     JE Coville
The Hickory Chair, by Lisa Faustino     JE Faustino
Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs, by Tomie DePaola     JE DePaola
Sophie, by Mem Fox     JE Fox
*Tear Soup: a Recipe for Healing After Loss, by Pat Schwiebert     JE Schwiebert
What is Heaven Like?, by Beverly Lewis     JE Lewis
*What’s Heaven?, by Maria Shriver     JE Shriver
*Where Do People Go When They Die?, by Mindy Portnoy     JE Portnoy

Non-Fiction Books for Parents and Children
Bereaved Children and Teens: A Support Guide for Parents and Professionals   
      155.937 Bereaved
Guiding Your Child Through Grief, by Mary Ann Emswiler     155.937 Emswiler
Helping Children Cope with Grief, by Alan Wolfelt     155.937 Wolfelt
How to Help Children Through a Parent’s Serious Illness, by Kathleen McCue    
      649.1 McCue
On Children and Death, by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross     155.9 Kubler-Ross
*Our Dad Died: The True Story of Three Kid’s Whose Lives Changed, by Amy Dennison    J     J 155.937 Dennison
*Talking About Death: A Dialogue Between Parent and Child, by Earl Grollman    
     J 155.93 Grollman
When a Friend Dies: a Book for Teens About Grieving and Healing, by Marilyn E.      Gootman     155.937 Gootman
When children Grieve: For Adults to Help Children Deal With Death, Divorce, Pet Loss, Moving, and Other Losses, by John W. James     155.93 James
*When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death, by Laurene Brown    
     J 155.937 Brown
*Why Did Grandpa Die? : A Book About Death, by Barbara Hazen     J 306.9 Hazen
*Why Did He Die?, by Audrey Hams     J 155.93 Hams