Thanks so much to everyone who responded! You are wonderful ;-)
For those interested, here are the titles recommended. Sorry if it is too
long for some!
How It Feels When a Parent Dies by Jill Krementz (sp)
There Are Two Kinds of Terrible by Peggy Mann
Jubilee by Yeomans, Ellen.
Learning to say Goodbye by Rosalie Peck
"What is Goodbye" by Nikki Grimes
http://www.authortalk.net/index.php?page=discussion&sub=&id=19
There is a reading rainbow episode on loss and the book they
highlighted was "Badger's Parting Gifts" (feelings, death, memories,
honoring & remembering loved ones, creating a memory box)
Check the Compassion Books website http://www.compassionbooks.com
Bibliotherapy website sponsored by State Library of Ohio, do a subject
search.
http://www.helpingbooks.lib.oh.us/
Tear Drop Soup
Molly's Mom Died by Margaret M. Holmes
The Brightest Star by Kathleen Maresh Hemery
After the Funeral by Jane Loretta Winsch
Bianchi, John. The Artist
Buscaglia, Leo. The fall of Freddie the leaf: story of life for all ages
Carrick, Carol. Upsidedown Cake
Cave, Anne Good. Balloons for Trevor : Understanding Death (Comforting
Little Hearts Series)
Coerr, Eleanor. Sadako. 1993
Gregory, Nan. Wild Girl and Gran 2000
Hanson, Warren. The Next Place. 1997 is a beautiful, comforting picture
book, about the afterlife, in very comforting language.
Hesse, Karen. Poppy's Chair 1993
Johnson, Joy and Marvin Johnson. Children Grieve, Too : A Book for Families
Who Have Experienced a Death
Jukes, Mavis. I'll See You in My Dreams 1993
Mellonie, Bryan and Robert Ingpen. Lifetimes: A beautiful way to explain
death to children. Bantam Books 1983.
Mundy, Michaelene. Sad Isn't Bad : A Good-Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing
With Loss
Newman, Leslea. Too Far Away to Touch 1995
Nolfo-Wheeler, Amy and Nancy Noel. All God's Creatures Go To Heaven. This
book will help a child through the grieving process not matter if it is due
to the death of a pet or another loved one.
Palmer, Pat. I Wish I Could Hold Your Hand-- : A Child's Guide to Grief and
Loss
Romain, Trevor. What on Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies? Free Spirit
Press, 1999.
Ryan, Dyanne DiSalvo. A Dog Like Jack. After a long life of chasing
squirrels, licking ice cream cones, and loving his adoptive family, an old
dog comes to the end of his days.
Shriver, Maria. What's Heaven?
Silverman , Janis . Help Me Say Goodbye : Activities for Helping Kids Cope
When a Special Person Dies
Simon, Norma. The saddest time. Albert Whitman, 1985.
Explains death as the inevitable end of life and provides three situations
in which children experience powerful emotions when someone close has died.
Stickney, Doris. Dragonflies and Water bugs: Explaining death to Young
Children. This fable about the waterbug who changed into a dragonfly helps
answer the many questions children have about death.
Viorst, Judith. The Tenth Best Thing About Barney. is about the death of a
pet but it is very well written for small children to explain and help them
understand death.
Wild, Margaret. The Very Best of Friends 1989
Yolen, Jane. Grandad Bill's Song 1994
Other suggestions:
Angel in Blue
Compassionate Friends: http://www.compassionatefriends.org/
the Touchstone Center
http://www.touchstonecenter.org/page29.html
The Benton Foundation's Connect for Kids Web site contains a list of
resources on coping with death and grief.
<http://www.connectforkids.org/usr_doc/CopingWithGrief.htm>.
When Someone Dies by Sharon Greenlee
Andrea Koch
FRES Elementary School
Rochester, NY 14618
kochandrea@msn.com
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