A Terrible Thing
Happened,
Margaret Holmes, Centering Corporation.
This book was written to help children deal with grief. A school
counselor helps a boy deal with his grief.
Alone in His
Teacher’s Home,
Louis Sachar, Scholastic, 1994.
Marvin volunteers to keep his teacher's dog while she is on
vacation. The dog dies and Marvin learns lessons about death and
love.
Am I Still a
Sister?,
Alicia M. Sims, 1986.
The author is an 11-year-old girl named Alicia whose wonderful way
of describing her own feelings provides the right questions
to ask other grieving children.
The Fall of Freddie
Leaf,
Leo Buscaglia, Centering Corporation.
Death and life are traced through the story of Freddie Leaf. The
stages of life are explored. This book could be used with any
age.
Great Grandmother’s
Treasures,
Ruth Hickcox, Dial Books, 1998.
The story begins with grandmother's birth and ends with her death.
It is told by a daughter who learned that her grandmother's
treasures were those that she gave to others. |
Sunflowers and
Rainbows for Tia,
Alicia Green, Centering Corporation.
The story takes us from the time of Tia's father's death to the time
she sees a rainbow as she leaves the cemetery.
The Butterfly Field,
Alquin Glaini, Rock Publishing, 2001.
The story begins with the death of a boy's grandfather. The funeral
and the boy's questions about death are included.
The Cherry Blossom,
Jon Godfrey, Augsburg, 1996.
A grandfather uses his garden, insects, and animals to teach his
granddaughter lessons about life and death.
The Sun and Spoons,
Kevin Henkes, Puffin Books, 1998.
Spoons is afraid that he will forget his grandmother who has died.
He and his younger sister find comfort as they find things that
belonged to their grandmother that are given to them by their
grandmother. This is a funny and touching book. |
