Tribes -- by Arthur Slade (Author) (Book - Child)
"Percy's father, a famous anthropologist, died in Africa four years ago; and Percy has taken on his father's eyes to see the world as a brilliant Observer. He and his friend Elissa are fascinated by...
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21)
Finding Grandpa Everywhere: A Young Child Discovers Memories of a Grandparent -- by John Hodge (Author) (Book - Child)
"After Grandpa dies, a young boy finds that the memories of him and his love live on everywhere he looks. Includes a discussion of the importance of allowing children to understand death and undergo...
Ages 4 years - 8 years.
Rebuilding Attachments With Traumatized Children: Healing From Losses, Violence, Abuse, and Neglect -- by Richard Kagan (Author) (Book - Parent)
"Learn to build the trust you need to help children in crisis! - a therapeutic guide to helping troubled children move beyond the traumatic experiences that haunt them. Author Dr. Richard Kagan,...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Walking Up a Rainbow -- by Theodore Taylor (Author) (Book - Child)
"A 14-year-old heroine walks with her sheep from Iowa to California in 1851 in hopes of repaying her late father's debts. 'The book's lighthearted, gun-toting tone is sustained at the cost of real...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Before Their Time: Adult Children's Experiences of Parental Suicide -- by Mary Stimming, Maureen Stimming (Authors) (Book - Parent/Child)
"Before Their Time is the first work to present adult children survivors' (defined as eighteen or above at the time of the parent's death) accounts of their loss, grief, and resolution following a...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Gran-Gran's Best Trick: A Story for Children Who Have Lost Someone They Love -- by L. Dwight Holden, Michael Chesworth (Authors) (Book - Child)
"A child recounts his special relationships with his grandfather and the difficulty of coping with his death from cancer." -Card Catalog Description
Ages 4 years - 8 years.
The Saddest Time -- by Norma Simon, Jacqueline Rogers (Authors) (Book - Child)
"Explains death as the inevitable end of life and provides three situations in which children experience powerful emotions when someone close has died." [--from the publisher]
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
There Are Two Kinds of Terrible -- by Peggy Mann (Author) (Book - Child)
"After his beloved mother dies of cancer, a boy must learn to relate to hsi father who has withdrawn into his own shell of suffering."
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Coping With Suicide: A Resource Book for Teenagers and Young Adults -- by Judie Smith (Author) (Book - Child)
"A discussion of teenage suicide, the reasons, the warning signs, the importance of communicating feelings, and the ways the survivors deal with grief. " -Card Catalog Description
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
The Giving Tree -- by Shel Silverstein (Author) (Book - Child)
" "Once there was a little tree...and she loved a little boy." So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein. Every...
Ages 4 years - 8 years.