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.