See also Children and Dying; Grief; Rituals; Schools/Education; Sudden Death.

Adams, David W. and Eleanor J. Deveau. Beyond the Innocence of Childhood. 3 vols. Baywood, 1995.  Vol. 1:  Factors Influencing Children and Adolescents' Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Death.  Vol. 2:  Helping Children Cope with Life-Threatening Illness and Dying.  Vol. 3:  Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Death and Bereavement.

Barber, Erica.  Letters From a Friend: A Sibling's Guide for Coping and Grief. 2003.  (workbook)

Blackburn, Lynn Bennett:  I Know I Made it Happen: A Gentle Book About Feelings.  1991.

Bluebond-Langner, Myra.  In the Shadow of Illness: Parents and Siblings of the Chronically Ill Child.  Princeton UP, 1996 BF789 .D4 B635 1996

Braga, Anthony A., Brenda L. McLaughlin, Mark H. Moore, Carol V. Petrie.  Deadly Lessons: Understanding Lethal School Violence.  Washington, D.C.: The National Academy Press, 2003.  LB 3013.32 D43 2003

Brown, Laurene Krasny and Marc Brown.  Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families.  1986. 

Buscaglia, Leo.  The Fall of Freddie the Leaf:  a Story of Life for All Ages.  1982.

Cassini, Kathleen Kidder and Jacqueline L. Rogers.  Death and the Classroom:  A Teacher's Guide to Assist Grieving Students.  1996.  BF724.3 .G73 C37 1996.

Center for Grieving Children.  Supporting Children and Teens Through Grief and Loss:  A Guide for Schools.  1999.

Centering Corporation.  No One Should See What I Have Seen: A book for those who have experienced terrifying and horrific tragedy.  2002

Christ, Grace Hyslop.  Healing Children's Grief:  Surviving a Parent's Death from Cancer.  NY: Oxford UP, 2000. BF723 .G75 C58 2000

Clfton, Lucille.  Everett Anderson's Goodbye.  1983 (children's book)

Davies, Betty:  Shadows in the Sun.  The Experience of Sibling Bereavement in Childhood.  1999.

Davidson, Joyce and Ken Doka, eds.  Living With Grief: At School, At Work, At Worship.  1999. BF575 .G7 L785 1999.

deVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth.  The Empty Room:  Surviving the Loss of a Brother or a Sister at Any Age.  2004.

Doka, Kenneth, Sandra L. Bertman, and Carl Grollman, eds.  Living with Grief: Children, Adolescents and Loss.  2000.  BF723 .G75 L58 2000

Donnelly, Katherine Fair.  Recovering from the Loss of A Sibling.  When a Brother or a Sister Dies.  2000.

Dougy Center, The.  35 Ways to Help a Grieving Child.  rev. 2004

Dougy Center, The.  Helping Children Cope with Death.  1997.

Dougy Center, The.  Helping the Grieving Student:  A Guide for Teachers:  A Practical Guide for Dealing with Death in your Classroom.  1998.  BF723 .D3 H48.

Dougy Center, The.  Helping Teens Cope with Death.  rev. 2004

Dudley, John.  When Grief Visits School:  Organizing a Successful Response. 1995.  BF724.3.G73 D83 1995

Edelman, Hope.  Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss.  Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. 1994.   BF575.D35 E34 1995

Fitzgerald, Helen.  The Grieving Child: A Parent's Guide.  Fireside, 1992.

Fitzgerald, Helen.  The Grieving Teen: A Guide for Teenagers and their Friends.  Fireside, 2000.  BF724.3 .G73 F58 2000

Flynn, Nanette and Mel Erickson.  Teen Talk:  A Grief Support Group for Teenagers.  A Curriculum in Eight Sessions for Grief Counselors, School Counselors, and other Professionals working with Bereaved Teens.  2nd ed.. 2000.

Fogarty, James A.  The Magical Thoughts of Grieving Children: Treeating Children with Complicated Mourning and Advice for Parents.  Death, Value and Meaning Series.  2000,

Fox, Sandra.  Good Grief: Helping Groups of Children Deal with Loss When a Friend Dies.  1988.

Gaines-Lane, Gretchen.  My Memory Book: A Journal for Grieving Children.  1997 (children's workbook/journal)

Gardner, Richard A.  Psychotherapy of Antisocial Behavior and Depression in Adolescense.  1999/ RJ506.C65 G373 1999.

Glick, Liz and Dan Zegart.  Your Father's Voice:  Letter for Emmy About Life with Jeremy -- and without him after 9/11.  2004.

Goldman, Linda.  Bart Speaks Out:  Breaking the Silence on Suicide.  1998 (children's book)

Goldman, Linda.  Breaking the Silence:  A Guide to Helping Children with Complicated Grief -- Suicide, Homicide, AIDS, Violence, and Abuse.  2nd ed. 2001.  BF723 .G75 G64 2001

Goldman, Linda.  Helping the Grieving Child in the School.  2000

Goldman, Linda.  Life and Loss: A Guide To Help Grieving Children.  2nd ed. 2000.

Goldman, Linda. Raising Our Children to Be Resilient:  A Guide to Helping Children Cope with Trauma in Today's World.  2005.

Gootman, Marilyn.  When a Friend Dies:  A Book for Teens about Grieving and Healing.  Minneapolis: Free Spirit, 1994.

Gordon, Norma S., Norman L. Farberow, and Carl A. Maida.  Children and Disasters:  The Series in Trauma and Loss.  1999.

Grollman, Earl.  Bereaved Children and Teens: A Support Guide for Parents and Professionals.  1995.  BF723.D3 B465 1995.

Harper, Jeanne M.  Hurting Yourself:  For Young People Who Have Attempted Suicide or Intentionally Injured Themselves.  A Centering Corporation Resource.

Haasl, Beth and Jean Manorcha.  Bereavement Support Group for Children. 1999.

Harris, Maxine, Ph. D.  The Loss That is Forever:  The Lifelong Impact of the Early Death of a Mother or Father.  Plume, 1996.  BF723 .M35 H37 1996

Harper, Jeanne M.  Hurting Yourself:  For Young People Who Have Attempted Suicide or Intentionally Injured Themselves.  A Centering Corporation Resource.

Harshman, Denise Rae.  Remembering My Special Person:  An Activity Book for Grieving Kids.  

Heegard, Marge.  When a Familiy is in Trouble: Children Can Cope with Grief from Drug and Alcohol Addiction.  1993. (children's workbook)

Heegard, Marge.  When a Parent Marries Again: Children Can Learn to Cope with Family Change.  1993. (children's workbook)

Heegard, Marge.  When Someone Has a Very Serious Illness: Children Can Learn to Cope with Grief and Change.  1991. (children's workbook)

Hipp, Earl.  Help for the Hard Times: Getting Through Loss. 1995. (Aimed to teens)

Holland, John.  Understanding Children's Experiences of Parental Bereavement.  2003.  BF723.G75 H67 2001

Hospice of Lancaster County.  A Teacher's Guide to the Grieving Student:  Guidelines and Suggestions for School Personnel. Grades k-12.  1995.

Huntley, Teresa.  Helping Children Grieve: When Someone They Love Dies.  2002.  BF723 .D3 H86 2002

James, John W. and Russell Friedman.  When Children Grieve: For Adults to Help Children Deal with Death, Divorce, Pet Loss, Moving and Other Losses.  2002.  BF723 .G75 J36 2002

Johnson, Kendall.  After the Storm:  Healing After Trauma, Tragedy and Terror.  Alameda, CA: Hunter House, 2006.

Johnson, Kendall.  Trauma in the Lives of Children:  Crisis and Stress management Techniques for Counselors, Teachers, and Other Professionals.  Alameda, CA: Hunter House, 1998.

Kadohata, Cynthia.  Kira-Kira.  2004.  (novel about a Japanese American girl who loses a sister to lymphoma)

Kroen, William C.  and Pamela Espeland, eds.  Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Loved One:  A Guide for Grownups.  Free Spirit, 1996.

LaGreca, Annette M., Wendy K. Silverman, Michael C. Roberts, Eric M. Vernberg , eds.  Helping Children Cope with Disasters and Terrorism.  Washington D. C.: American Psychological Association, 2002.   RJ506.P66 H45 2002

Lehmann, Linda, Shane R. Jimerson and Ann Gaasch.  Mourning Child Grief Support Group Curricululm:  Early Childhood Edition. Grades K-2 Brunner-Routledge, 2001.

Lehmann, Linda, Shane R. Jimerson and Ann Gaasch.  Mourning Child Grief Support Group Curricululm:  Middle Childhood Edition. Grades 3-6 Brunner-Routledge, 2001.

Lehmann, Linda, Shane R. Jimerson and Ann Gaasch.  Teens Together Grief Support Group Curricululm:  Adolescence Edition. Grades 7-12. Brunner-Routledge, 2001.

Liotta, Alfred J. When Students Grieve:  A Guide to Bereavement in the Schools.  1996.

Martin, Carrie and Chia Martin.  The Rainbow Feelings of Cancer:  A Book for Children Who Have a Loved One with Cancer.  2001.  (children's book)

Mellonie, Bryan and Robert Ingpen.  Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children.  1983. (children's book)

Miller, Sally Downham.  Mourning and Dancing for Schools:  A Grief and Recovery Sourcebook for Students, Teachers, and Parents.  Sally Downham Miller, 2000.  

Miller, Sara Swan.  An  Empty Chair:  Living in the Wake of a Sibling's Suicide.  2002.

Munoz-Kiehne, Marisol.  Since My Brother Died.  Desde Que Murio Mi Hermano.  2000 (children's book)

O'Connor, Joey.  Children and Grief:  Helping Your Child Understand Death.  2004.

Osofsky, Joy D.  Children in a Violent Society.  1997.  HQ784.V55 C448 1997

O'Toole, Donna.  Aarvy Aardvark Finds Hope.  A Real Aloud Story for People of All Ages.  1988. (children's book)

O'Toole, Donna.  Facing Change:   Falling Apart and Coming Together Again in the Teen Years.  A Book About Loss and Change for Teens. 1995.  BF637.C4 O88 1995

Perschy, Mary Kelly.  Helping Teens Work Through Grief.  2nd ed. 2004.

Rubel, Barbara.  But I Didn't Say Goodbye:  For Parents and Professionals Helping Child Suicide Survivors.  1999.

Salloum, Alison.  Group Work with Adolescents After Violent Death:  A Manual for Practitioners.  2004.

Samuel-Traisman, Enid.  Fire In My Heart: Ice in My Veins.  A Journal for Teenagers Experiencing a Loss.  rev. 2003.

Shapiro, Ester R.  Grief as a Family Process:  A Development Approach to Clinical Practice.  1994.   RC455.4.L67 S373 1994

Scrivani, Mark.  I Heard Your Daddy Died.  1996. (children's book)

Scrivani, Mark.  When Death Walks In:  For Teenagers Facing Grief.  A Centering Corporation Resource.  1991.  (Brief pamphlet).

Silverman, Phyllis R.  Never Too Young to Know: Death in Children's Lives.  NY: Oxford UP, 2000.  BF723 .D3 S58 2000

Smith, Susan C.  Forgotten Mourners:  Guidelines for Working with Bereaved Children, 2nd ed. 1999.  BF723 .G75 P46 1999

Stevenson, Robert G., ed.  What Will We Do?  Preparing a School Community to Cope with Crises.  2nd ed. 2002.

Teens Who Know and Janet N. Tyson.  Common Threads of Teenage Grief: A Handbook for Healing.  1998.

Traisman, Enid Samuel.  I Remember, I Remember: A Keepsake Journal. 1992. (children's workbook/journal)

Van Dernoot, Peter.  Helping Your Children Cope with Your Cancer: A Guide for Parents and Families.  2002.

Viorst, Judith.  The Tenth Good Thing About Barney.  1971 (children's book)

Webb, Nancy Boyd, ed.  Helping Bereaved Children: A Handbook for Practitioners. 2nd ed. NY:   Guilford Press, 2002.  BF723 .G75 H34 2002

Webb, Nancy Boyd.  Play Therapy with Children in Crisis:  Individual Group and Family Treatment.  1999.  RJ505.P6 P56 1999.

Winkler, Kathleen.  Teens, depression and the blues: a hot issue.  2000.  RJ506.C65 G373 1999

Wolfelt, A. D.  Healing the Bereaved Child:  Grief Gardening, Growth through Grief and Other Touchstones for Caregivers.  1996.  BF723 .G75 W63 1996

Wolfelt, A. D.  Healing a Child's Grieving Heart:  100 Practical Ideas for Families, Friends and Caregivers.  2001.

Worden, J. William.  Children and Grief: When a Parent Dies. 1996.  BF723.G75 W67 1996

Yeomans, Ellen.  Lost and Found: Remembering a Sister.  2000. (children's book)

Zinner, Ellen S. and Mary Beth Williams, eds.  When a Community Weeps:  Case Studies in Group Survivorship.  1999.

Dougy Center for Grieving Children:  http://www.grievingchild.org/