Bereavement Resources

Reading sources about grieving for families

(from the Montgomery Hospice Bereavement Team)

General books about grief

• Fitzgerald, Helen. The Mourning Handbook. New York: Fireside, 1995.
• Grollman, Earl A. Living When a Loved One has Died. Boston: Beacon Press, 1995.
• Manning, Doug. Don't Take My Grief Away From Me. Oklahoma City, OK: In- Sight Books, Inc., 1979.
• Rando, Therese. How to Go on Living When Someone You Love Dies. New York: Bantam Books, 1998.
• Schiff, Harriet Sarnoff. Living Through Mourning. New York: Viking, 1984.
• Schwiebert, Pat and DeKlyen, Chuck. Tear Soup. Portland: Millcross Litho, 2001. (Picture book, excellent for adults and older children).

Books for adults to help grieving kids

• Fitzgerald, Helen. The Grieving Child: a Parent's Guide. New York: Fireside, 1992.
• Goldman, Linda. Great Answers to Difficult Questions about Death: What Children Need to Know. Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009.
• Goldman, Linda. Life and Loss: a Guide to Help Grieving Children. Philadelphia: Accelerated Development, 2000.
• Grollman, Earl A. Talking about Death: a Dialogue Between Parent and Child. Boston: Beacon Press, 1970.
• O'Toole, Donna. Helping Children Grieve and Grow. Burnsville, NC:Compassion Books, 1998.
• Worden, J. William. Children and Grief: When a Parent Dies. New York: Guilford Press, 1996.

Books for grieving teens

• Bode, Janet. Death is Hard to Live with: Teenagers Talk about How They Cope with Loss. New York: Bantam Doubleday, 1993.
• Dougy Center, The. Helping Teens Cope with Death. Portland, OR: The Dougy Center, 1999. (www.dougy.org)
• Fitzgerald, Helen. The Grieving Teen: a Guide for Teenagers and Their Friends. New York: Fireside, 2000.
• Grollman, Earl A. Straight Talk about Death for Teenagers. Boston: Beacon Press, 1993.
• Krementz, Jill. How it Feels When a Parent Dies. New York: Knopf, 1991.

Books for grieving children

• Brown, Laurene Krasny & Brown, Marc. When Dinosaurs Die. New York: Little Brown & Company, 1995.
• Cain, Barbara. Double-Dip Feelings:Stories to Help Children Understand Emotions. Washington, DC: Imagination Press, 2001.
• Clifton, Lucille. Everett Anderson's Goodbye. New York: Holt, 1983.
• Dodge, Nancy C. Thumpy's Story: a Story of Love and Grief Shared. Springfield: Prairie Lark Press, 1984.
• Fahy, Mary. The Tree That Survived the Winter. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1989.
• Fassler, Joan. My Grandpa Died Today. New York: Human Sciences Press, 1971.
• Fox, Mem. Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge. New York:Kane Miller, 1985.
• Hesse, Karen. Poppy's Chair. New York: Scholastic Inc., 1993.
• Holmes, Margaret M. A Terrible Thing Happened. Washington, DC: Magination, 2000.
• Greenlee, Sharon. When Someone Dies. Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers, 1992.
• Hammond, Janice M. When My Mommy Died and When My Daddy Died. MI: Cranbrook Publishing, 1981.
• Miles, M. Annie and the Old One. Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1971.
• Simon, Norma. The Saddest Time. Niles, IL: Albert Whitman, 1986.
• The Dougy Center. After a Suicide: A Workbook for Grieving Kids. 2001.
• Thomas, Pat. I Miss You: A First Look at Death. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's Educational Series, 2001
• Varley, Sunsa. Badger's Parting Gifts. New York: Mulberry Books, 1984.
• Vigna, Judith. Saying Goodbye to Daddy. IL: Albert Whitman, 1991.
• Viorst, Judith. The Tenth Good Thing about Barney. New York:Aladdin, 1971.

Books for grieving parents

• Blank, Jeanne Webster. The Death of an Adult Child: A Book for and About Bereaved Parents. New York: Baywood Publ. Co., Inc., 1997.
• Rando, Therese A. Parental Loss of a Child. Champaign, IL: Research Press,1986.
• Schiff, Harriet Sarnoff. The Bereaved Parent. New York: Crown Publ., 1977.
• Floyd, Gregory. A Grief Unveiled: One Father's Journey through the Death of a Child. Paraclete Press, 1999. (This book is written from a Christian view.)