Recommended Reading

For Professionals

Children and Grief: When a Parent Dies by J. William Worden

Companioning the Bereaved: A Soulful Guide for Counselors & Caregivers by Alan D. Wolfelt

Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy: A Handbook for the Mental Health Practitioner, Fourth Edition by J. William Worden

Grief as a Family Process: A Developmental Approach to Clinical Practice by Ester R. Shapiro

For Adults

Guiding Your Child Through Grief by James P. Emswiler and Mary Ann Emswiler

Healing Your Grieving Heart by Alan D. Wolfelt

Healing a Child’s Grieving Heart by Alan D. Wolfelt

Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart by Alan D. Wolfelt

For Grieving Children

A Little Bit of Rob by Barbara J. Turner (Author) and Marni Backer (Illustrator)

Badger’s Parting Gifts by Susan Varley

The Brightest Star by Kathleen Maresh Hemery (Author) and Ron Boldt (Illustrator)

Don't Despair on Thursdays!: The Children's Grief-Management Book (The Emotional Impact Series) by Adolph Moser (Author) and David Melton (Illustrator)

Everett Anderson’s Goodbye by Lucille Clifton (Author) and Ann Grifalconi (Illustrator)

The Fall of Freddie the Leaf by Leo Buscaglia

Healing Your Grieving Heart: For Kids by Alan D. Wolfelt

I Miss you: A First Look at Death by Pat Thomas (author) and Leslie Harker (Illustrator)

I Wish I Could Hold Your Hand – A Child’s Guide to Grief and Loss by Pat Palmer (Author) and Dianne O’Quinn Burke (Illustrator)

Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children by Bryan Mellonie (Author) and Robert Ingpen (Illustrator)

Sad Isn't Bad: A Good-Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing With Loss (Elf-Help Books for Kids) by Michaelene Mundy (Author) and R. W. Alley (Illustrator)

Samantha Jane’s Missing Smile by Julie Kaplow and Donna Pincus (Authors) and Beth Spiegel (Illustrator)

Tear Soup by Pat Schwiebert, and Chuck DeKlyen (Authors), and Taylor Bills (Illustrator)

How I Feel: A Coloring Book for Grieving Children by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.d

When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death by Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown

When Someone Dies by Sharon Greenlee (Author) and Bill Drath (Illustrator)

For Grieving Teens

Fire in My Heart, Ice in My Veins: A Journal for Teenagers Experiencing a Loss by Enid Samuel Traisman, MSW

You Are Not Alone: Teens Talk about Life after the Loss of a Parent by Lynne B. Hughes

Healing Your Grieving Heart: For Teens: by Alan D. Wolfelt, Phd

Straight Talks About Death for Teenagers: How to Cope with Losing Someone You Love by Earl A. Grollman

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