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 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

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

The Fall of Freddie the Leaf by Leo Buscaglia

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

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

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)

Tear Soup by Pat Schweibert, and Chuck DeKlyen, Illustrated by Taylor Bills

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

When Someone Dies by Sharon Greenlee

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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