Grief Resources: Books About Grief and Loss
Given the wide range and variable quality of books about grief and loss, choosing a book about grief can be a daunting task. We’ve reviewed the following books that may provide a helpful starting place. Books may be found at your local library or can be purchased through local or on-line booksellers.
Book Reviews
This book by author Julie Muller is recommended for beginning readers. It will bring comfortā¦
Author John Love, a former chaplain with Ohioās Hospice, began writing spiritual reflections and meditationsā¦
Author Gary Roeās expertise derives from his childhood experiences of sexual abuse and the lossā¦
From the first glimpse of the cover where readers are greeted by an image ofā¦
This book by Caron Levis and Charles Santoso is intended for young readers, pre-school throughā¦
Author, educator, and grief counselor Alan Wolfelt likens grief and mourning to a journey throughā¦
Cinnamon Roll Sunday tells the story from the point of view of Noah as heā¦
This colorful activity book, āAfter A Death: An Activity Book for Children,ā is from theā¦
The book "Gaining Traction: Starting Over After the Death of Your Life Partner," written byā¦
At the age of 31, the author Nora McInerny was a happily married woman whoā¦
The author, Rebecca Mason, wrote and illustrated this book for her three sons soon afterā¦
Childrenās books about grief and loss and death and dying have varied perspectives and objectivesā¦
You can find numerous publications and extensive research about the loss of a spouse, especiallyā¦
This grief journal is targeted to kids, ages 8-12. The author, Mia Roldan, promotes introspectionā¦
This book takes a different approach compared to other childrenās grief books. The author, M.Hā¦
Why is it so hard to understand that a loved one has died and isā¦
āGrieving: A Beginnerās Guideā speaks to the transformative power of grief to lead those whoā¦
Few books about loss have been written for toddlers. Often parents seek guidance on howā¦
There are many grief journals for sale for all ages. We are constantly on theā¦
Yoga is that exercise where you contort your body into impossible, pretzel-like shapes, right? No,ā¦
Dr. Alan Wolfelt, a grief counselor for more than 40 years and a renowned authorā¦
When author Erica Goldblatt Hyatt, DSW, LCSW, MBE, was working as a social worker atā¦
Andrea Dorn's book, " When Someone Dies: A Childrenās Mindful How-To Guide on Grief andā¦
Written by Karen Jaggers, LPC, "My Heart Hurts: A Grief Workbook for Children," is gearedā¦
In āGrief Is Love: Living With Loss,ā Marisa Renee Lee explores how grief is inextricablyā¦
Finding a short and simple story about grief to help a young child better understandā¦
Written by Eleanor Haley, MS, and Litsa Williams, MA, LCSW-C, the creators of the websiteā¦
āThe Grieving Teen,ā written by Helen Fitzgerald, turns her focus to a sometimes forgotten populationā¦
āI Have a Question About Death,ā written by Arlen Grad Gaines and Meredith Englander Polsky,ā¦
Understanding end of life and processing grief can be challenging for adults, let alone childrenā¦