Adults
“Catching Your Breath in Grief” by Thomas Attig
“Shattered By Grief” by Claudia Coenen
“Induced After Death Communication; A Miraculous Therapy for Grief and Loss” by Drs. Allan L. Botkin and Craig Hogan
“It’s OK That You’re Not OK; Meeting grief and Loss in a Culture that Doesn’t Understand” by Megan Devine.
“Passed and Present: Keeping memories of Loved Ones Alive” by Allison Gilbert
“Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief” by Martha W. Hickman
“The Hot Young Widows Club; Lessons on Survival from the Front Lines of Grief” by Nora McInerny
”Second Firsts; Live Laugh, and Love Again” by Christina Rasmussen
“Healing Your Grieving Heat; 100 Practical Ideas” by Alan D Wolfelt
Soul Connections
“Loving Connections. The Healing Power of After-Death Communications” Dr. Jane Bissler and Lisa Heiser
“We Are Eternal; What the Spirits Tell Me About Life After Death” by Robert Brown
“Some Else’s Garden” by Dipika Rai
When grief hits a family, children often become the focus- how to talk the children about grief and how to recognize if they are grieving ‘normally’, how to create open communication and dialogue. When we ask adults what they need in their grief often their first response is what they need for their children. Often reading a story can help kids know they are not alone and normalize what they are experiencing.
Children
“Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children” by Bryan Mellonie (age 5-8)
“The Invisible String” by Patrice Karst (age 4-8)
“I’ll Always Love You” by Hans Wilhelm (age 3-7)
“I Miss You: A First Look at Death” by Pat Thomas (age 4-7)
“The Saddest Time” by Norman Simon (age 6-10)
“Gentle Willow: A Story for Children about Dying” by Joyce C. Mills (age 4+)
“Samantha Jane’s Missing Smile: A Story about Coping with the Loss of a Parent” by Donna Pincus (age 5+)
“The Scar” by Charlotte Moundic (age 5-9)
“Water Bugs and Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Young Children” by Doris Stickney (age 4+)
“Finding Grandpa Everywhere: A Young Child Discovers Memories of a Grandparent” by John Hodge (age 7-9)
“The Empty Place: A Child’s Guide through Grief” by Roberta Temes (age 4-10)
“The Memory Box” by Joanna Rowland (age 4-8)
“The Next Place” by Warren Hason (age 5+)
“Something Terribly Sad has happened” by Bonnie Zucker (2-4)
Teens and Young Adults
“Goodnight Mister Tom,” by Michelle Magorian
“Bridge to Terabithia,” by Katherine Paterson
“Goodbye Mog,” by Judith Kerr
“No Matter What,” by Debi Gliori
“The Velveteen Rabbit,” by Margery Williams
“Duck, Death and the Tulip,” by Wolf Erlbruch
“A Monster Calls,” by Patrick Ness
“Michael Rosen’s Sad Book,” by Michael Rosen
“The Secret Garden,” by Frances Hodgson Burnet”
“Taste of Blackberries,” Doris Buchanan Smith