Child/Youth Grief

Below are grief-support resources for school staff, parents, and others
who care for children and youth who sorrow.
Book 57

I Miss You: A First Look at Death 

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Book 58

Something Very Sad Happened: A Toddler's Guide to Understanding Death

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Book 68

The Scar

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Book 52

The Forever Dog

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Book 54

Always My Brother

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Book 55

When Dinosaurs Die

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Book 56

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge

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Book 49

Luna's Red Hat

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Book 48

Ben's Flying Flowers

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Book 50

Everywhere and All Around

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Book 51

I Will Always Love You

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Book 41

The Rabbit Listened

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Book 42

I Have a Question about Death: A Book for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder or Other Special Needs

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Book 43

The Dead Bird

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Book 44

The Memory Box: A Book About Grief

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Book 38

The Funeral

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Book 37

Lighthouse: A Story of Remembrance

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Book 39

What Happened to Daddy's Body?: Explaining what happens after death in words very young children can understand

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Book 40

Death is Stupid

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Book 31

The Heart and the Bottle

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Book 32

We Were Gonna Have a Baby, But We Had an Angel Instead

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Rafi's Red Racing Car

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Book 36

Leaf

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Cry, Heart, But Never Break

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Book 820180529 25104 1ioj0f2

Water Bugs and Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Young Children

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The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages

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Book 1020180529 13776 17eg40v

Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children 

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Everett Anderson's Goodbye

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Last Week My Brother Anthony Died

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Book 1520180530 11117 jhtntp

If I Could Have Been There

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Book 1620180530 31805 19jh7bj

Tear Soup

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Book 1720180530 11117 437imk

When Families Grieve

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Book 1820180530 31808 9zo27k

Goodbye Grandma

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Book 2020180530 31805 143e73j

Hana Upstairs and Hana Downstairs

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Book 1920180530 11117 y779rp

Gentle Willow: Story For Children About Dying

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Bertolt

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Where is Robert?

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The Goodbye Book

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My Grammie is a Star

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How I Feel: A Coloring Book for Grieving Children

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The Next Place

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The Invisible String

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Whimsy's Heavy Things

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Ook 64

The Fault in Our Stars

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Book 65

Long Way Down

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Book 66

Everything All at Once

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Book 67

Looking for Alaska

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Book 62

My Sister's Keeper

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Book 61

Bridge to Terabithia 

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Book 63

History Is All You Left Me

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Book 60

The Heartbeats of Wing Jones

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Book 45

The Grieving Teen: A Guide for Teenagers and Their Friends

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Book 46

When a Friend Dies: A Book for Teens About Grieving & Healing

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Book 47

Daddy Isn't Coming Home

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Book 59

We Are Okay

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Finding the Words: How to Talk with Children and Teens about Death, Suicide, Homicide, Funerals, Cremation, and other End-of-Life Matters

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Book 2520180530 11120 518hqs

Healing a Teen's Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas for Families, Friends and Caregivers

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Book 2620180530 31802 tjxw5j

How Do We Tell the Children? Fourth Edition: A Step-by-Step Guide for Helping Children and Teens Cope When Someone Dies

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Book 2720180530 31802 2wnd1j

A Child's View of Grief: A Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Counselors

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Comforting Children in Crisis

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Book 220180529 25104 le0zb7

Creative Interventions for Bereaved Children

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Mourning Child Grief Support Group Curriculum: Middle Childhood Edition: Grades 3-6

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Companioning the Grieving Child: A Soulful Guide for Caregivers

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Book 2820180530 11120 1wi27tc

Children, Death & Bereavement

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The Grieving Student: A Teacher's Guide

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Book 33

When Death Impacts Your School: A Guide for School Administrators

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Book 34

35 Ways To Help a Grieving Child 

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