Childrens Books About Death

Alexander, Sue. Nadia the Willful. New York, NY: Pantheon Books, 1983.

Berry, Joy. About Traumatic Experiences. Chicago, IL: Childrens Press, 1990.

Blackburn, Lynn. Timothy Duck. Omaha, NE: Centering Corp., 1987.

____________. The Class in Room 44. Omaha, NE: Centering Corp., 1991.

Blume, Judy. Tiger Eyes. New York, NY: Macmillan Childrens Group, 1981.

Boulden, Jim and Boulden, Joan. Saying Good-bye. Santa Rosa, CA: Boulden Publishing, 1991.

Brown, Margaret Wise. The Dead Bird. New York, NY: Dell Publishing, 1979.

Buscaglia, Leo. The Fall of Freddie the Leaf. Thorofare, NJ: Charles B. Slack Co., 1982.

Campbell, James A. The Secret Places. Omaha, NE: Centering Corp., 1992

Coerr, Eleanor. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. New York, NY: Putnam Publishing Group., 1977.

Cohen, Janice. I Had a Friend Named Peter. New York, NY: William Morrow and Co., 1987.

Dodge, Nancy. Thumpys Story: The Story of Grief and Loss Shared by Thumpy the Bunny. Springfield, IL: Prairie Lark Press, 1984.

Douglas, Eileen. Rachel and the Upside Down Heart. Los Angeles, CA: Price Stern Sloan, 1990.

Ferguson, Dorothy. A Bunch of Balloons. Omaha, NE: Centering Corp., 1992.

Frost, Dorothy. DAD! Whyd You Leave Me? Scottsdale, PA: Herald Press, 1991.

Fry, Virginia Lynn. Part of Me Died, Too. New York, NY: Dutton Childrens Books, 1995.

Greenfield, Eloise. Nathanial Talking. New York, NY: Black Butterfly Childrens Group, 1993.

Johnson, Joy and Johnson, Marv. Wheres Jess? Omaha, NE: Centering Corp., 1982.

Kaldhol, M., and Wenche, O. Good-bye Rune. New York, NY: Kane-Miller, 1987.

Kolf, June Cerza. Teenagers Talk About Grief. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1990.

Krementz, Jill. How It Feels When a Parent Dies. New York, NY: Knopf Publishing, 1981.

Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth. Remember the Secret. Berkeley, CA: Celestial Arts, 1987.

Lanton, Sandy. Daddys Chair. Rockville, MD: Kar-Ben Copies, Inc., 1991.

LeShan, Eda. Learning to Say Good-bye When a Parent Dies. New York, NY: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1975.

Linn, Erin. Children Are Not Paperdolls. Springfield, IL: Human Services Press, 1982.

Nasta, Phyliss. Aaron Goes to the Shelter. Tucson, AZ: Whole Child, 1991.

Oehler, Jerri. The Frog Familys Baby Dies. Durham, NC: Duke University Medical Center, 1978 (a coloring storybook).

OToole, Donna. Aardy Aardvark Finds Hope. Burnsville, NC: Mt. Rainbow Publications, 1988.

Powell, E. Sandy. Geranium Morning. Minneapolis, MN: Carol Rhoda Books, Inc., 1990.

Richter, Elizabeth. Losing Someone You Love: When a Brother or Sister Dies. New York, NY: Putnam Publishing Group.

Rofes, E. Kids Book about Death and Dying. New York, NY: Little Publishers, 1976.

Rogers, Fred. So Much to Think About. Pittsburgh, PA: Family Communications, Inc., 1991.

Romons, Janis. Children Facing Grief. St. Meinrad, IN: Abbey Press, 1989.

Scravani, Mark. Love, Mark. Syracuse, NY: Hope for Bereaved, 1988.

Sims, Alicia. Am I Still a Sister? Slidell, LA: Big A and Co., 1986.

Temes, Roberta. The Empty Place. Far Hills, NJ: Small Horizons, 1992.

Tiffault, Benette. A Quilt for Elizabeth. Omaha, NE: Centering Corp., Inc., 1992.

Thaut, Pamela. Spie and Ben. Deerfield, FL: Health Communications, Inc., 1991.

Traisman, Enid Samuel. Fire in My Heart; Ice in My Veins. Omaha, NE: Centering Corp., 1992.

Varley, Susan. Badgers Parting Gifts. New York, NY: Morrow and Co., 1984.

Vigna, Judith. Saying Good-bye to Daddy. Niles, IL: Albert Whitman and Co., 1991.

White, E.B. Charlottes Web. New York, NY: Harper and Row, 1952.

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