Books About Death

[Diane Durbin <dianed@TENET.EDU>]

Melissa Davis and somebody else asked for books about death.  A Hit>
hasn't been posted yet.  But here is something I saved last year.  I
think it came from KIDLIT.

Subject: death and life cycle

Hello everyone,

I am taking a Children's Literature class here at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo at
  the moment, and it is both a lot of fun and a lot of work. One of the assignme
 nts is a group presentation on a specific theme in Children's Literature, and m
 y group's theme i
s "Life and Death -- The Cycle of Life". It will be about losing a loved one, th
 e death of a pet, the end of life as part of life. We are still in a very early
  stage. If there is any books that come to your mind concerning the topic, I wo
 uld be very grate
ful for any ideas. Thanks a lot!

Natalie Theresa Neu
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A Day No Pigs Would Die - Robert Newton Peck
Who Has Seen the Wind - W. O. Mitchell
Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery

I will check my files tomorrow ... there is a wonderful young children's story b
 ook that deals with death ... and it seems half the ones we teach in the high s
 chool are related to your theme.

Please post your titles when you are finished.

Barbara
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Subject: Just one suggestion on Books about Death.

The book, The Tenth Good thing about Barney, By Viorst.
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Re: Losing a pet AND life and death -- best I know is I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU --
 don't have it at home, so can't give author.

Stages of life -- WILFRID GORDON MCDONALD PARTRIDGE by Mem Fox, about a little b
 oy and his elderly friend at a nursing home -- he helps her find her memory in
 a very touching way.

Death -- the WONDERFUL picture story book by Paul Goble, BEYOND THE RIDGE.  Thes
 e are a few of my favorites!

Connie Mellon
East Carolina University
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From: Amy Heath <ee545@cleveland.Freenet.Edu>
Subject: Re: theme of "Life" in lit.

TUCK EVERLASTING by Natalie Babbitt

Would this fit the age group you're thinking of?
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From: Marg Stimson <mstimson@minet.gov.mb.ca>

The 4th edition of Books to Help Children Cope with Separation and Loss by Rudma
 n,Gagne and Bernstein has a chapter you'll want to consult. Missing from their
 suggestions is Carricks' The Accident, a poignant tale
of a pet's death. Barr produced a film based on the book in 1985.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Margaret Stimson                   Outside my window:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada         Prairie in the sunshine
mstimson@minet.gov.mb.ca
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From: MARILEE PRICE <S7HE@UNB.CA>
Subject: Re: child books about death

Natalie and her group,

Have you seen "Granpa" by John Birmingham?  It is a picture book about a little
 girl, and her grandfather.  They enjoy each other's company throughout the year
 , but at the end of the book, Granpa gets sick and dies.  Let us all know how y
 ou make out!

Good luck,
Marilee Price
Education student at University of New Brunswick,
Canada
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From: "Jennifer M. Bone" <jbone@keene.edu>
Subject: Re: your mail

My favorite book about the life/death cycle is Lifetimes by Brian Mellonie

Jennifer
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From: cafephrk@echonyc.com
Subject: Books about Death

Natalie Neu asked for children's books which deal with death. There are so many
 good ones.  You might want to take a look at:

 That Dog!  by Clare Newberry Turlay
 Bridge to Terabithia by katherine Paterson
 A Taste of Blackberries by Doris Buchanan Smith
 Everywhere by Bruce Brooks
 Say Goodnight, Gracie by Julie Reece Deaver
 Where the Lillies Bloom by Vera and Bill Cleaver
 The Borning Room by Paul Fleischman
 Ajeemah and His Son by James Berry
 Sounder by William H. Armstrong

Good luck on your project!  I would be very interested to hear about the books t
 hat your group things are very special.

 --Cathy Young
   cafephrk@echonyc.com
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From: Jennifer Ann Zahradnick <jzahrad@TENET.EDU>
Subject: Life and Death Books

Here is what we have--hope this helps:

Elementary:

1._Cousins_, by Virginia Hamilton

2._Missing May_, by Cynthia Rylant

3._A Taste of Blackberries_, by Doris Smith

4. _A Ring of Endless Light_, by Madeline L'Engle

5. _We Remember Philip_, by Norma Simon

6. _Three Dog Winter_, by Elizabeth Van Steenwyke

7. _Bridge to Terabithia-, by katherine Paterson

Jr. High & High School

Non-Fiction:

1. _Death and Illness_, by Leslie McGuire

Fiction:

1._After the Rain_, by Norma Mazer

2._The Secret Letters of Mama Cat_, Jody Sorenson

3._Shadow Man_, Cynthia Grant

4._The Summer Before_, Patricia Windson

5._A Begonia for Mrs. Applebaum_, Paul Zindel

We have others, but these are read the most.  Can you send me a list when you ge
 t yours completed?

Thanks!

Jennifer Zahradnick, Librarian Aide, Moulton ISD, Moulton, Texas  77975
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From: Amy Willson <awillson@moe.coe.uga.edu>

Hi Natalie,

Blow Miss Lilly A Kiss (I think that's what it is called) is about a little girl
  who becomes friends with an older lady and the lady ends up dying.  It's not t
 oo deep , but it does deal with the issue of death.  I'm not sure what the auth
 or's name is righ
t off hand.  I hope that helps!
                                    Amy Willson
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From: coleman@iserver.woodside.k12.ca.us
Subject: Re: Life and Death

Try:  Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs by Tomie de Paola
      A Special Trade ( cant recall author)
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From: DEB VILES <E7A8VIL%TOWSONVX.BITNET@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
Subject: Life and Death -- The Cycle of Life

An absolutely fabulous book -- Missing May  by Cynthia Rylant on the subject of
 accepting the death of a close relative.
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From: LHENDR%UNMB.BITNET@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: Life and Death Books

Can't resist suggesting the book that raised a ruckus here a few months ago -- L
 ove You Forever by Robert Munsch.  It certainly deals with the life cycle altho
 ugh not specifically with death. The Jill Krementz photographic picture books H
 ow It Feels to Fi
ght for your Life, and How it Feels When a Parent Dies are good, accessible, and
  sensitively done non-fiction.  Also, how about the
Barbara Cooney picture books such as Miss Rumphius and Island Boy that deal with
  lives from beginning to end. There's also a great picture book version of the
 nursery rhyme "Solomon Grundy, born on Monday," etc. which presents a life from
  birth to death i
n a light-hearted format.

Linnea Hendrickson
lhendr@bootes.unm.edu - U. of New Mexico
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From: Susan Bartholomew <IBVUW06@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU>
Subject: books addressing death

Even though it makes me cry every time I read it, and even though it's a picture
  book, I think the very best book dealing with death is "Lifetimes" by Bryan Me
 llonie and Robert Ingpen.  Only in paperback, for some strange reason.

Susan
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From: MoniqueK@aol.com
Subject: Re: Books addressing death

One particularly good book dealing with death is Cynthia Grant's _Shadow Man _(A
 theneum, 1992).  If I remember, the cover was a grabber, too.  _Toning the Swee
 p_ by Angela Johnson is another to consider, too, as the grandmother is
terminally ill.  And, of course, Cynthia Rylant's _Missing May_.

Hope this helps.

Monique King
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From: Deidre Johnson <DJOHNSON%WCU.BITNET@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU>
Subject: Re: Books addressing death--for YA readers

Angela Johnson TONING THE SWEEP (winner of the Coretta Scott King Award -- a tee
 nage girl prepares for her grandmother's death by using a videocamera to recapt
 ure her life

Cynthia Rylant MISSING MAY (1993 Newbery) -- for 5th grade and up -- one of the
 most joyous books I've ever read, even though, as the title indicates, the main
  characters are mourning a wife and foster mother

Madeleine L'Engle RING OF ENDLESS LIGHT (Newbery Honor) -- This really works bes
 t if read in conjunction with the Austen family series (MEET THE AUSTENS and TH
 E MOON BY NIGHT, specifically) because all 3 of the books deal with different f
 acets of the idea
 that bad things can happen to good people.

He had allowed his daughters to use his library without             restraint, a
 nd nothing is more fatal to maidenly delicacy of speech than the run of a good
 library.
       --R. Davies, TEMPEST-TOST
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From: Anne Perry <aperry@TENET.EDU>
Subject: Re: Books addressing death

Sunny,

One of my favorites on this year's Texas Lone Star booklist for young adults is
 Penny Raife Durant's When Heroes Die.  It deals with losing an athletic, must-a
 dmired uncle to AIDS...I must have cried at least four times while reading it.
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From: Teri Stewart Lesesne <tsl@TENET.EDU>
Subject: Re: Books addressing death

Books about death and dying seem to be burgeoning lately, but there are some goo
 d "oldies" which need to be included as well.  If students have not read Bridge
  to Terabithia or Charlotte's Web, that is a start.  You do not indicate the ag
 e of the YA's, so
 I am shooting in the dark here.

Also:

The Bumblebee Flies Anyway by Cormier
Home Before Dark by Bridgers
The Rain Catchers by Thesman
Stotan by Crutcher
Who Killed my Daughter by Duncan (nonfiction)
Cousins by Hamilton
Real Heroes by Kaye
The Giver by Lowry
Somewhere in the Darkness by Myers
Missing May by Rylant
A Begonia for Miss Applebaum by Zindel.

Hope this helps.

Teri
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From: Susan Beck <sbeck@world.std.com>
Subject: Re: Books addressing death

My favorite book about death is Natalie Babbit's _Tuck Everlasting_.  I did a un
 it on this with fourth graders at a private girls' school, and it was their fav
 orite book of the year!  A family stumbles upon a spring that gives them eterna
 l youth, and a yo
ung girl they befriend has to make
the choice between drinking the water and joining them, or choosing to die like
 a regular mortal.  We had wonderful discussions on life and death and choices,
 and the language is so rich that we had discussions on how to paint pictures wi
 th words.  There
is a video of this story that is just dreadful, and I was always so pleased when
  my students would point out all of its faults and decide that without a doubt
 the book was better!

Sue Beck
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From: AMCDACE@delphi.com
Subject: Re: Books addressing death

Another excellent book about death is Talbert's "Dead Birds Sing" (title may not
  be exact, but almost).  This is an excellent book for YA.  The author is a cur
 rent or past teacher of 5th graders.  The storyline deals with a mid-age boy wh
 o already had los
t his father and then in an auto
accident caused by a drunk driver loses his mom (and eventually his sister). Def
 initely YA--some wording, some topics...but great contemporary fiction about yo
 uth dealing with death.

Arlene McDace, Pine Crest School, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl
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From: Margriet Ruurs <mruurs@cln.etc.bc.ca>
Subject: Re: Reply to: RE: BOOKS ADDRESSING DEATH

A fabulous book about coping with death (cancer) for 12 and up (especially boys)
  is HUNTER IN THE DARK by Monica Hughes, General Publishers, ISBN0-7736-7227-3
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From: AFoley4 <AFOLEY4%ONONDAGA.BITNET@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU>
Subject: Resources on children and bereavement

The Thanos institute has many inexpensive publications on this subject. Their ad
 dress is po box 1928, Buffalo,\ NY 14231-1928.
The following books are also very good:
Missing May by Rylant
The Two of Them by Aliki
The fall of Freddie the leaf by Buscaglia
Everett Anderson's Goodbye by Clifton
Fourth grade wizards by DeClements
Mustard by Graeber
Better with two by Joosse
Why did Grandma die by Madler
A Christmas sonata by Paulson
A taste of Blackberries by Smith
The golden bird by stolpe
Bridge to Terabithia by Paterson

Hope this helps.
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From: "Masha K. Rudman" <rudman@educ.umass.edu>
Subject: Re: Resources on children and bereavement

Hi,

I'm posting this to the list because I'm so relieved that the book has finally a
 ppeared:  the third edition of CHILDREN'S LITERATURE: AN ISSUES APPROACH publis
 hed by Longman, is finally out.  It has more than 3000 annotations, and many of
  them are on chil
dren and bereavement (as well as divorce, aging, special needs, gender, war and
 peace, heritage, family constellations, and sex and sexuality.
I hope people don't mind that I'm telling about my own work.
At the risk of being utterly obnoxious, another book of
mine (coauthored with Kathy Gagne and Joanne Bernstein) and puclished by Bowker,
  is BOOKS TO HELP CHILDREN COPE WITH SEPARATION AND LOSS (4th edition).  It has
  a number of annotations and discussions specifically on loss.

Masha
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From: MARIE@lib.uttyl.edu
Subject: Re: Resources on children and bereavement

One of the most comforting books that I have found to help children (or anyone)
 learn to accept death is Susan Varley's *Badger's Parting Gifts*. It is just 25
  illustrated pages long, but those pages are powerful and simplistic.  It was p
 ublished by Lothr
op, Lee, & Shepard in 1984 but I know that it is still available, as I have purc
 hased several copies to
send to grieving friends recently.
                                        Joanne Buedntner
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From: lcarter@iserver.woodside.k12.ca.us
Subject: Re: Resources on children and bereavement

Losing Uncle Tim by Jordan is a touching story of how sad a young boy is when hi
 s favorite uncle dies of AIDS.

Nana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs by De Paola about grandmother's death

Grandpa's Slide Show by Gould and Blackberries in the Dark by Jukes are good Gra
 ndfather books.

The tenth good thing about Barny by Viorst is the classic book for youngchildren
  dealing with death (cat)

I agree with the person who praised Badger's Parting Gifts.  I used this for the
  children's time at a memorial service for an older man who all the children ha
 d loved dearly.  The adults thought it was wonderful as well.

Laurie Carter
"Minds are like parachutes.  They only function when open."
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From: Margriet Ruurs <mruurs@cln.etc.bc.ca>
Subject: Re: Resources on children and bereavement

A most beautiful book on the death of a grandparent is WAITING FOR THE WHALES by
  Sheryl McFarlane with award winning illustrations by Ron Lightburn. Published
 by Orca, Canada. This is a picturebook, not a novel, for slightly older childre
 n.

Margriet Ruurs
Trustee, School District #21
Children's writer
Armstrong BC Canada
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From: Judith V Lechner <lechnjv@mail.auburn.edu>
Subject: Re: Resources on children and bereavement

Two more on grieving or death:  Blow me a Kiss Miss Lilly, by Nancy Carlstrom,
 and The Tenth Best Thing About Barney (This is an old one, but still good).  My
  Grandfather Lew by Zolotow was also good.  (These are all for younger children
 .
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From: MISSNERM@vaxa.cis.uwosh.edu
Subject: Re: Resources on children and bereavement

Another wonderful book about death and bereavement is the_remembering box by eth
  Clifford.

Michele Missner
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From: kidlit@shrsys.hslc.org
Subject: possible Newbery and books dealing w/death

Another suggestion for request for books dealing with death is Kavid Klass' CALI
 FORNIA BLUE.  It's an excellent title.

JoAnne Foss
Lancaster County Library
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From: Miriam Hudgins <HUDGINS.M@GAIN.MERCER.PEACHNET.EDU>
Subject: Reply to: RE: BOOKS ADDRESSING DEATH

A lovely picture book dealing with death is _The cat next door_ by Betty Ren Wri
 ght (Holiday House, c1991).
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From: SMITH ELLEN <elsmith@bvsd.k12.co.us>
Subject: Re: Books addressing death

Lois Lowry's A SUMMER TO DIE is another good one on the subject of death.
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From: "ccufari%madone@sed.bitnet"
     <CCUFARI%MADONE%SED.BITNET@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU>
Subject: Re: Books addressing death

I have just joined this discussion group so this title might already have been s
 uggested but I will mention it anyway because it is excellent for any age. It i
 s called Lifetimes and approaches life like a story with a beginning, middle an
 d end-the end obv
iously being death. It compares this story to things like the story of a leaf al
 so through the seasons.  It really has a nice message as well and is written in
  a very comforting tone.
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From: "Yvette M. Viger" <ymviger@MAILBOX.SYR.EDU>
Subject: HIT -> effects of death on children

I would like to thank the following people for providing titles for a bibliograp
 hy on the effects of death on children.

Sister Penny Cunningham (pscunnin@mailbox.syr.edu)
Linda Greengrass (LINDAG@bnk1.bnkst.edu)
Allison Wheeler <wheeler@aldus.NorthNet.org>
[name ??]     (FBRADBUR@dpi.state.nc.us)

There are only a few titles in this bibliography. The book by Kermentz was menti
 oned by three of the four people who responded.

Please let me know if there other titles should be added to this list.

Thank you,

Yvette
******************************

Krementz, Jill. How it feels when a parent dies.

R.R.Bowker Co. books (there are 2 or 3 editions) called
"Books to Help Children Cope with Separation and Loss"

Aiken, Lewis R.  Dying, death, and bereavement (2nd ed)
Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 1991
(papeback ISBN: 0-205-12650-2)

Hare, Jan, & Cunningham, Bruce. (1988, July-August).
Effects of a child bereavement training program for teachers.
Death Studies, Vol.12, pp. 345-353
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From: KAREN ALBRETHSEN <albreths@NEVADA.EDU>
Subject: Re: books on death

One of the best books I've come across that deals with the death of a friend is
 "A Taste Of Blackberries" by Doris Buchanan Smith.  It goes through the stages
 of grief (without naming them, as good fiction will).  It's short enough (8 cha
 pters) to read al
oud in a couple of sittings, and is appropriate for kids age 8 (if it's read to
 them) and
up--I've had teenagers come back to request it years later.
        Karen Albrethsen
        President, Nevada Library Association
        Spring Creek Elementary School
        Elko, Nevada     albreths@nevada.edu
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From: Debbie Pinckard <PINCKARDD@TEN-NASH.TEN.K12.TN.US>
Subject: Booklist--Coping with Death

The following booklist is from one of those author a month books.  I don't have
 the title because what I have is the reproduced section on Tomie DePaola.  Foll
 owing is the list:

Booklist -- Youth Coping with Death:

Angell, Judie. *Ronnie and Rosey* Bradbury, 1977
Arrick, Fran. *Tunnel Vision*. Bradbury, 1980.
Asher, Sandy. *Missing Pieces*. Delacorte, 1984.
Barford, Carol. *Let Me Hear the Music*. Seabury, 1979.
Beckman, Gunnel. *Admission to the Feast*. Holt, Rinehart &     Winston, 1971.
Blume, Judy. *Tiger Eyes*. Bradbury, 1981.
Bond, Nancy. *A Place to Come Back To*. Atheneum/Margaret K.    McElderry, 1984.
Brancato, Robin F.  *Facing Up*. Knopf, 1984.
Branfield, John. *The Fox in Winter*. Atheneum/MK McElderry,    1982.
Brenner, Barbara. *A Killing Season*. Four Winds/Macmillan,     1981.
Cleaver, Vera & Bill. *A Little Destiny." Lothrop, Lee &        Shepard, 1979
Colman, Hila. *Sometimes I Don't Love My Mother*. Morrow,       1977.
Corcoran, Barbara. *Making It* Little, Brown, 1980.
Cormier, Robert. *The Bumblebee Flies Anyway*. Pantheon,        1983.
Crutcher, Chris. *Running Loose*. Greenwillow, 183.
Dixon, Paige. *May I Cross Your Golden River?* Atheneum,        1975.
________. *Skipper." Atheneum, 1979.
Girion, Barbara. *A Tangle of Roots.* Scribner, 1979.
Greenberg, Jan. *No Dragons to Slay.* Farrar Straus and         Giroux, 1983.
Hermes, Patricia. *You Shouldn't Have to Say Good-bye*.         Harcourt BJ 1982
Hughes, Monica. *Hunter in the Dark*. Atheneum, 1983.
L'Engle, Madeleine. *A House Like a Lotus*. Farrar Straus       and Giroux, 1984
Lowry, Lois. *A Summer to Die*. Houghton-Mifflin, 1977.
Mazer, Norma Fox. *When We First Met* Four Winds/Macmillan,     1982.
Paterson, Katherine. *Bridge to Terabithia*. Crowell, 1977.
Peck, Richard. *Close Enough to Tough* Delacorte, 1981.
________. *Father Figure*. Viking, 1978.
________. *Remembering the Good Times.* Delacorte, 1985.
Sallis, Susan. *Only Love.* Harper & Row, 1980.
Zindel, Paul. *Pardon Me, You're Stepping on My Eyeball*.       Harper & Row, 19
 76.

The above list appears to be more for the YA audience.  It is rather dated obvio
 usly.  I would add to that list the books by Lurlene McDaniel.

The following list is from the same book (under Carol Carrick) and appears to be
  more appropriate for the elementary audience:

Booklist -- Death and Separation

Aliki. *The Two of Them.* Greenwillow, 1979.
Bunting, Eve. *The Big Red Barn* Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,     1978.
Casely, Judith. *When Grandpa Came to Stay*, Greenwillow,       1986.
dePaola, Tomie. *Nana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs*. Putnam,       1973.
Jukes, Mavis. *Blackberries in the Dark*. Knopf, 1985.
Lobel, Arnold. *Uncle Elephant*. Harper & Row, 1981.
MacLachlan, Patricia. *Mama One, Mama Two.* Harper & Row,       1982.
Miles, Miska. *Annie and the Old One.* Little, Brown, 1971.
Zolotow, Charlotte. *My Grandson Lew*. Harper & Row, 1974.

I'm not sure if either of these lists gives you the perfect title, but it's a st
 art!

Debbie Pinckard
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From: Pubyac Poster <pyowner@nysernet.ORG>
Subject: FW: Books to help children cope with death

Thought this booklist might be interesting to some of you.  It is taken from:
Jackson, Donna. (1994, February 3).  Books can help children cope with death.  G
 reeley Tribune, Preview, p. 30.
I find that I don't have time to keep up on this type of readers advisory respon
 sibility, so I always benefit from this type of list.  Hope this helps some of
 you. The article was written by a local bookstore owner with help from Dre
Dufford, bereavement coordinator of the Hospice of Northern Colorado. Since the
 list is from a bookseller, I am assuming titles are still in print.  If you wou
 ld like a copy of the complete article (includes annotations for each title), p
 lease contact me
at lfox@slinky.univnorthco.edu

Preschoolers:
Buscaglia, Leo.  The Fall of Freddie the Leaf.
dePaola, Tommie.  Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs. Putnam,    1973.
Viorst, Judith. The Tenth Good Thing About Barney.      Atheneum, 1971.
Breebaart, Joeri & Piet. When I Die, Will I Get Better?         Peter Bedrick Bo
 oks, 1
 993.

Elementary School Children:
Smith, Doris Buchanan.  A Taste of Blackberries.  Crowell,      1973.
Miles, Miska. Annie and the Old One. Little, Brown, and Co.,    1971.
Patterson, Katherine.  Bridge to Terabithia.  Avon Books,       1977.
White, E.B. Charlotte's Web.
Kaldhol, Marit. Goodbye Rune. Kane Miller, 1987.
Krementz, Jill.  How It Feels When a Parent Dies. Knopf,        1981.
Jordan, Mary Kate.  Losing Uncle Tom.  Albert Whitman and       Company, 1989.
Carrick, Carol.  The Accident.  Seabury Press, 1976.

Adolescents:
Lowry, Lois.  A Summer To Die. Bantam Books, 1977.
Gravelle, Karen and Haskin, Charles. Teenagers Face to Face     With Bereavement
 . M
 essner, 1989.

Books for Parents:
LaTour, Kathy.  For Those Who Live.  1983.
Schaefer, Dan and Lyons, Christine.  How Do We Tell The         Children? Newmar
 ket Pre
 ss, 1988.
Grollman, Earl. Talking About Death: A Dialogue Between         Parent and Child
 . Beaco
 n, 1990.