[LM_NET] HIT: Books on death, grief, and bereavement for children PART 1

[Brian Kemp <librianstlouis@GMAIL.COM>]

First, I want to apologize for how long it has taken me to post this HIT.
My wife and I recently purchased a house and between that and staying very
busy with library functions it fell through the cracks.  Secondly, I wanted
to note that a number of people sent in their suggestions, but I have
removed their information and duplicate suggestions to save space as I will
need to break this HIT into several parts.  Thank you to all who sent in
their suggestions and I hope this list will be helpful for others in the
future.

Brian Kemp, MSIS
Librarian
St. Louis Catholic School
Austin, TX
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*Kids' book about death and dying: by and for kids*. Edited by Eric E.
Rofes. – non-fiction



*Don't despair on Thursdays!: the children's grief-management book*. Moser,
Adoph. – non-fiction



*If Nathan were here*. Bahr, Mary. – picture book



*Grandma's gone to live with the stars*. Haynes, Max. –very easy picture
book



*Blackberries in the dark*. Jukes, Mavis. – short chapter book



*What is heaven like?* Lewis, Beverly. – picture bool



*Some of the pieces*. Madenski, Melissa. – picture book



*Cemetery quilt*. Ross, Kent. – picture book



*This one's for you!* Dillon, Zach. – chapter book



*When heroes die*. Durant, Penny Raife . – chapter book



*Julia's kitchen*. Ferber, Brenda A. – chapter book



*Mama's going to buy you a mockingbird*. Little, Jean. – chapter book



*Listen!* Tolan, Stephanie S. – chapter book



There are resources from MADD, including a workbook that deals with death
and grief, recommended by a psychologist who has dealt with this situation
with her own son.

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Tough Boris by Mem Fox

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*Figgs and Phantoms* by Ellen Raskin - It's an older book (1970s), a novel,
and it would only work for an imaginative and intelligent kid (maybe 10-14
years of age?) but Ellen

Raskin's "Figgs and Phantoms" is one of the best books I have ever come

across that addresses grief and processing grief, as the lead character,

Mona Lisa Figg, must do when her beloved uncle dies.  I know this

probably isn't what you were looking for based on a couple details in

your e-mail, but I can't recommend the book enough.

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I also created a list of books on death for kids on my blog.



here's the link, there are 19 titles:



http://childrenspicturebooks.blogspot.com/search/label/death



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Death and Dying

Compiled by Sharon M. Lawler

Updated August 13, 2008

*Easy/Everybody*

Burrowes, Adjoa J. *Grandma's Purple Flowers*.

*After her grandmother's death, the tiny blooms on a particular purple
flower help a child remember her grandma.*

Carlstrom, Nancy. *Blow Me a Kiss Miss Kitty.*

*"When her best friend, an old lady named Miss Lilly, passes away, Sara
learns that the memory of a loved one never dies."*

Clifton Lucille.  *Everett Anderson's Goodbye*.

*A simple and poetic exploration of the 5 stages of grief.*

De Paola, Tomie. *Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs*

DiSalvo-Ryan, DyAnne.  *A Dog Like Jack*.

*From the book: "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."*

Durant, Alan.  *Always and Forever*.

*Three woodland friends, an otter, a mole, and a hare, come to terms with
the death of their friend, the fox*

Johnston, Tony.  *That Summer*.

*As a child dies, the family sews a quilt of memories and love*

Raschka, Christopher. *The Purple Balloon.*

*Easy-to-read text reveals that dying is hard work, for the old and
especially the young, and how good it is that so many people help when a
person dies, from medical staff to clergy and friends to family members.*

Rosen, Michael. *Sad Book*.

*The author describes his sadness over death of his son, and how he tried to
cope*.

Smith, Maggie.  *Desser, the Best Ever Cat*.

*A journey through the life of the beloved family feline, from kitty to
senior, and the coping strategies when he passes away.*

Weigelt,  Udo. *Bear's Last Journey*

*"All the animals in the forest must deal with the death of their old
friend, the bear, when he goes to sleep and never wakes up."*

Wilhelm, Hans.  *I will Always Love You*. (Crown, 1985)

*A child's sadness at the death of a beloved dog is tempered by the
remembrance of saying to it every night, "I'll always love you."*

Yolen, Jane.  *Grandad Bill's Song*.

*"A boy asks others how they felt when his grandfather died and then shares
his own feelings."*

*Poetry*

Grimes, Nikki.  *What Is Goodbye?*

*A brother and sister grieve for their brother through alternating verses*

*Fiction*

Carrick, Carol.  *Upside-down Cake*.

*A nine-year-old boy tries to come to terms with his grief and anger when
his father develops cancer, gradually becomes weaker and weaker, and then
dies.*

Jukes, Mavis. *Blackberries in the Dark.*

*Nonfiction*

Rofes, Eric E. (editor). *The Kids' book about death and dying*.

Evaluate to add:

Berry, Joy Wilt.   Letter on light blue stationery

Hanson, Warren. The next place

Thomas, Jane Resh. Saying good-bye to grandma

Himler, Ronald. Six is so much less than seven

Stevens, Margaret. When grandpa died

Hazen, Barbara Shook. Why did Grandpa die? : a book about death

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