Recommended Reading List

Our staff has compiled the following list of books to help children and families cope with their loss. Please note that clicking on the links will take you to Amazon.com where you can view more information about the book, and make a purchase if you choose. If you do buy the book, 4% of the sales amount will be donated to The Alcove!

For Ages 5 - 8:

• The Two of Them
• When People Die
• The Dead Bird
• When Dinosaurs Die
• My Grandpa Died Today
• Kinda Blue
• Talking About Death
• Aarvy Aardvark Finds Hope
• About Dying

For Ages 9 - 12:

• On My Honor
• How It Feels When A Parent Dies
• My Brother Joey Died
• The Bridge To Terabithia
• Saying Goodbye To Daddy

For Teens:

• Waiting For Johnny Miracle
• Coping With Grief
• The Little Prince
• A Tangle Of Roots
• So Long At The Fair
• Learning To Say Goodbye: When A Child's Parent Dies

For Bereaved Adults:

• Being A Widow
• How To Survive The Loss Of A Love
• Fading Away: The Experience of Transition in Families With Terminal Illness
• Living with Life-Threatening Illness: A Guide for Patients, Their Families, and Caregivers
• Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss
• The Grieving Child
• After You Say Goodbye: When Someone You Love Dies of AIDS
• Only Spring: On Mourning the Death of My Son
• No Time for Goodbyes : Coping With Sorrow, Anger, and Injustice After a Tragic Death
• Silent Grief: Living in the Wake of Suicide
• Starting over: Help for Young Widows and Widowers
• Surviving : When Someone You Love Was Murdered : A Professional's Guide to Group Grief Therapy for Families and Friends of Murder Victims
• Survivors of Suicide
• Widow's Journey: A Return to the Loving Self
• Grief: The Mourning After: Dealing with Adult Bereavement
• Courage to Grieve