Death of a Parent: Resource List
Books for Children
Ages 4 to 8
- A Quilt for Elizabeth; by Benette Tiffault; Centering Corporation, 1992
- Geranium Morning; by E. Sandy Powell; CarolRhoda Books, 2001
- The Three Birds; by Marinus Van den Berg; Magination Press, 1994
- The Healing Tree; Kathleen Hemery; Centering Corp., 2001
- Saying Goodbye to Daddy; by Judith Vigna; A. Whitman, 1991
- Sunflowers & Rainbows for Tia: Saying Goodbye to Daddy; Alesia Alexander Greene; Centering Corporation, 1999
Ages 9 to 12
- A Place Apart; by Paula Fox; Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 1995
- In the Quiet; Adrienne Ross; Delacorte Press, 2000
- Tiger Eyes; by Judy Blume; Econo-Clad Books, 1995
Books for Adults
- Guiding Your Child Through Grief; by Mary Ann Emswiler; Bantam Books, 2000
- The Grieving Child; by Helen Fitzgerald; Simon & Schuster, 1992
- When a Parent is Sick: Helping Parents Explain Serious Illness to Children; by Joan Hamilton; Rotterfield Press, 2001
Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.
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