Recommended Reading
Only you can decide what is right for your family and how you want to help your family to grieve. To learn more about what the experts believe, Nichole Schwerman, Bereavement Coordinator at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, recommends the following books:
FAMILY:
Tear Soup, Pat Schweibert and Chuck Deklyen
Lost and Found: Remembering a Sister, Ellen Yeomans
Where Do People Go When They Die?, Mindy Avra Portnoy
ADULT:
A Grief Observed, C.S. Lewis
Beyond Tears, Ellen Mitchell
Guiding Your Child Through Grief, Mary Ann and James Ernswiler
Healing a Parents Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Child Dies, Alan Wolfelt
Healing Your Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas, Alan Wolfelt
Healing a Spouses Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Husband or Wife Dies, Alan Wolfelt
Helping Children Grieve and Grow, Donna O'Toole and Jerre Cory
Living with Grief: Who We Are, How We Grieve, Kenneth J. Doka
Living With Grief: Children, Adolescents and Loss, Kenneth J. Doka
Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart, Alan Wolfelt
ELEMENTARY:
Healing Your Grieving Heart for Kids, Alan Wolfelt
I Heard Your Daddy Died, Mark Scrivani
I Heard Your Mommy Died, Mark Scrivani
Someone Special Died, Joan Singleton Prestine
What on Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies?, Trevor Roman
When a Pet Dies, Fred Rogers
Lost and Found: Remembering a Sister, Ellen Yeomans
Where Do People Go When They Die?, Mindy Avra Portnoy
TEEN:
Fire in My Heart, Ice in My Veins: A Journal for Teenagers Experiencing a Loss, Enid Samuel Traisman
Healing Your Grieving Heart for Teens: 100 Practical Ideas, Alan Wolfelt
Straight Talk about Death for Teenagers, Earl Grollman
When a Friend Dies: A Book for Teens about Grieving and Healing, Marilyn Gootman
When Death Walks In, Mark Scrivani
Courtesy of Nichole Schwerman, Bereavement Coordinator, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
