Children Dealing with Death: A Grief Bibliography
Compiled by Pat Romance, Librarian
 

Bahr, Mary. The Memory Box. Morton Grove, Ill.:Albert Whitman,1992.

Borden, Louise. Good Luck, Mrs. K.! New York: Margaret K. McElderry, 1999.

Brown, LaurieKrasny and Marc. When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death. Boston: Little, Brown, 1996.

Buscaglia, Leo. The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story for All Ages. New York: Henry Holt, 1982.

Buscaglia, Leo. The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story for All Ages. Chatsworth, California: AIMS (video).

Clifton, Lucille. Everett Anderson’s Goodbye. New York: Henry Holt, 1983.

Cohn, Janice. I Had a Friend Named Peter. New York: Morrow, 1987.

DePaola, Tomie. Now One Foot, Now the Other. New York: Putnam, 1981.

Gackenbach, Dick. Alice’s Special Room. New York: Clarion, 1991.

Hanson, Warren. The Next Place. Minneapolis, Minn.: Waldman House, 1997.

Holden, L. Dwight. Gran-gran’s Best Trick: a Story for Children who have Lost Someone They Love. Washington D. C., Magination Press, 1989.

Jordan, MaryKate. Losing Uncle Tim. Morton Grove,Illinois: Albert Whitman, 1989.

Kaldhol, Marit. Goodbye Rune. New York: Kane/Miller, 1987.

Libby,Larry. Someday Heaven. Sisters,Oregon: Questar Publishers, 1993.

Mellonie, Bryan and Robert Ingpen. Lifetimes: A Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children. New York: Bantam, 1983.

Mills, Joyce. Gentle Willow: A Story for Children About  Dying. New York: Magination Press,1993.

Pellegrino, Marjorie White. I Don’t Have an Uncle Phil Anymore. New York: Magination Press, 1999.

Powell, E. Sandy. Geranium Morning. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda,1990.

Rylant, Cynthia. Cat Heaven. New York: Blue Sky Press, 1997.

Rylant, Cynthia. Dog Heaven. New York: Blue Sky Press, 1995.

Rylant, Cynthia. The Heavenly Village. New York: Blue Sky Press, 1999.

Shriver, Maria. What’s Heaven. New York: Golden Books, 1999.

Simon, Norma. The Saddest Time. Morton Grove, Illinois: Albert Whitman, 1986.

Spelman,Cornelia. After Charlotte’s Mom Died. Morton Grove, Illinois: Albert Whitman, 1996.

Spero,Moshe Halevi. Saying Goodbye to Grandma. New York: Pitspopany Press, 1997.

Stein, Sara Bonnett. About Dying: An Open Family Book for Parents and Children Together. New York: Walker, 1974.

Talking About Death With Children. Batesville, Indiana: Batesville Management Services. (video)

Tiffault, Benette. A Quilt for Elizabeth. Omaha, Nebraska: Centering Corporation, 1992.

Varley, Susan. Badger’s Parting Gifts. New York: Lothrop,Lee,and Shepard, 1984.

Vigna, Judith. Saying Goodbye to Daddy. Morton Grove, Illinois: Albert Whitman, 1991.

Viorst, Judith. The Tenth Good Thing About Barney. New York: Atheneum, 1971.

Wood, Douglas. Grandad's Prayers for the Earth. Cambridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press, 1999.