READING MATERIALS

Bereavement

Adults Caregivers / Reference:
Adams, D., Deveau, E., Beyond the Innocence of Childhood: Helping Children and Adolescents
Cope With Death and Bereavement
Cave, A.G. & Skivington, J, Balloons for Trevor: Understanding Death
Crenshaw, D., Counseling the Grieving Throughout the Life Cycle
Davidson, J. & Doka, K., Living with Grief: At Work, At School, At Worship
Doka, K., Living with Grief: Children, Adolescents, and Loss
Dougy Center, After A Suicide (Workbook for Kids)
Fitzgerald, H., The Grieving Child
Fitzpatrick, J. G., Small Wonder: How to Answer You Child’s Impossible Questions About Life
Goldman, L., Life & Loss-2nd Edition
Grollman, E., Bereaved Children and Teens
Grollman, E., Talking About Death: A Dialogue Between Parent and Child
Gullo, S., Death and Children: A Guide for Educators, Parents and Caregivers
Heegaard, M., When Someone Very Special Dies, kids workbook
Huntley, T., Helping Children Grieve: When Someone They Love Dies
Johnson, J. & Johnson, M., Children Grieve, Too: A Book for Families Who Have Experienced Death
Klass, D, The Spiritual Lives of Bereaved Parents
Klass, Silverman, and Nickman, Eds., Continuing Bonds
Kroen, W.C. & Espeland, P., Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Loved One: A Guide for
Grownups
Lieberman, A., Compton, N., Van Horn, P., & Ippen, C., Losing a Parent to Death in the Early
Years
Martin, T. & Doka, K., Men Don’t Cry, Women Do
Mellonie, B. & Kngpen, R.R., Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children
Nadeau, J.W., Families Making Sense of Loss
Neimeyer, R., Lessons of Loss
Osofsky, J. & Fitzgerald, H.(Eds), WAIMH Handbook of Infant Mental Health – 4 Volume Set
Roberts, R., Recognizing and Responding: Infant and Toddler Grief
Rubel, B., But I Didn’t Say Goodbye (Suicide)
Schaeffer, D., & Lyons, How Do We Tell The Children?: A Step-By-Step Guide for Helping
Children Two to Teen Cope When Someone Dies
Schuurman, D., Never the Same: Coming to Terms With The Death of A Parent
Silverman, J., Help Me Say Goodbye: Activities for Helping Kids Cope When A Special Person Dies
Silverman, P., Never Too Young To Know; Death In Children’s Lives
Smilansky, S., On Death: Helping Children Understand and Cope
Worden, J.W., Children and Grief: When A Parent Dies
Adults Facing Grief:
Attig, T., The Heart of Grief
Brabant, S., Mending the Torn Fabric
Eggers, D., A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Lewis, C.S., A Grief Observed (especially useful to men)
Rando, T., How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies

Note:  These are materials to use as resources. The Coalition does not endorse or promote the use or purchase of any items, subscriptions, products or services.