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Grief Support – Suggested Books

Grief Support – Suggested Books

The following list of books are suggestions and recommendations from experts in grief support and include many of our favorites. Some of these are likely available at your local library and all can be purchased at Amazon or other bookstores.

Recommended Books For Toddlers and Children

  • The Goodbye Book by Todd Parr
  • When Dinosaurs Die; A Guide to Understanding Death by Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown
  • Something Very Sad Happened ; A Toddlers Guide to Understanding Death by Bonnie Zucker, Illustrated by Kim Fleming
  • Mindfulness Moments for Kids ; Breathe Like a Bear by Kira Willey
  • I Miss You; A First Look At Death by Pat Thomas
  • No Matter What by Debi Gliori
  • Sprite Helps Say Goodbye; An Introduction to Grief and Loss by Kelly Oriard and Callie Christensen
  • Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find you by Nancy Tillman

Recommended Books For Children

  • Samantha Jane's Missing Smile: A Story About Coping With the Loss of a Parent by Donna B. Pincus and Julie B. Kaplow
  • When Grey Came to Stay by Amber Kuipers
  • The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
  • The Heart and The Bottle by Oliver Jeffers
  • The Memory Tree by Britta Teckentrup
  • Ida, Always by Caron Levis
  • When Someone Dies: A Children’s Mindful How-To Guide on Grief and Loss by Andrea Dorn
  • Grief on the Playground Shanice McLeish
  • The Memory Box: A Book About Grief by Joanna Rowland
  • Why Do I Feel So Sad? A Grief Book for Children by Tracy Lambert-Prater
  • Grandpa's Island by Benji Davies
  • The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld

Recommended Books for Tweens

  • Death Is Stupid by Anastasia Higginbotham
  • Grief Journal for Kids: Guided Prompts for Processing Loss and Finding Emotional Healing
  • The Memory Book: A Grief Journal for Families by Joanna Rowland
  • The Memory Box: A Book About Grief by Joanna Rowland
  • Grief is a Mess by Jackie Schuld
  • Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss by Chuck DeKlyen
  • Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
  • How I Feel: Grief Journal for Kids: Guided Prompts to Explore Your Feelings and Find Peace by Mia Roldan
  • The Line Tender by Kate Allen

Recommended Books for Parents

  • I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One (A Compassionate Grief Recovery Book) by Brook Noel , Pamela D Blair PhD
  • Straight Talk About Death with Teenagers: How to Cope With Losing Someone You Love by Earl A. Grollman
  • Teen Grief: Caring for the grieving teenage heart by Gary Roe
  • Healing Your Grieving Heart for Teens: 100 Practical Ideas (Healing Your Grieving Heart series) by Alan D Wolfelt PhD
  • hill & Spill: A Place to Put it Down & Work it Out by Steffanie Lorig, Jeanean Jacobs
  • Weird is Normal when Teenagers Grieve - by Jenny Lee Wheeler
  • Help for The Hard Times - Getting Through Loss by Earl Hipp, Illustrations by L.K. Hanson
  • Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive by Allison Gilbert
  • Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child - By Gary Roe
  • rare bird: A memoir of loss and love by Anna Whiston-Donaldson
  • It's OK That you're not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture that doesn't understand by Megan Devine
  • Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief by Dr. Joanne Cacciatore, Jeffrey Rubin
  • The Unspeakable Loss: How Do You Live After a Child Dies? by Nisha Zenoff
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