There are a number of resources available to help children and families open a discussion about loss. We are proud to announce the release of three specific books that we endorse. Proceeds from the purchase of these books benefit CBCST.

• I miss my little brother, by Lydia Allen.
  A story about a big brother who experiences the death of his younger brother, this book is for children ages 4-8 and sells for $6.95.
• I Remember Mama, by Joyce Smith Williams.
  A book for children ages 7-11 who have a terminally ill parent or have suffered the death of a parent due to a long-term illness, this book sells for $5.

Both of these books are available for purchase from the Children’s Bereavement Center and Viva Bookstore.

• Luz Shares His Light
  This activity book, underwritten by VITAS Hospice, is designed for young children who have a family member or friend with a terminal illness. This book is available at CBCST or by calling VITAS at 348 – 4300.

For children 4 - 7 years

• Aliki. (1984), Feelings.
  New York. Greenwillow.
• Bennett, Lynn. Timothy Duck. Centering Corporation.
• DePaola, Tomie, Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs.
  NY:Penguin Group 1973.
• Johnson, J. and M. with the Goldsteins,  Where's Jess?
  Omaha : Centering Corporation, 1982.
• Prestine, Joan S., Someone Special Died.
  Carthage: Fearon 
• Scrivani, M.,  I Heard Your Mommy Died.
  Omaha, NE:

For children 5 - 8 years

• Brown,L.K. & Brown, M.,  When Dinosaurs Die: A guide to understanding death.
  Boston: Little, Brown, & Co.
• Mellonie, Bryan and Robert Ingpen, Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children. NY: Bantam Books. 1983.
• O'Toole, Donna, Aarvy Aardvark Finds Hope. Burnsville, NC: Celo Press, 1988.
• Sanford, Doris, It Must Hurt A Lot.  Portland: Multnomah, 1985.
• Temes, R, The empty place: A child's guide through grief. Far Hills, NJ: Small Horizons, 1992.
• Viorst, Judith, The Tenth Good Thing About Barney. NY: Aladdin Books, 1971.

For children 8 - 11 years

• Buscaglia, Leo, The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages.
   NJ: Slack, 1982.
• Krementz, Jill, How It Feels When a Parent Dies. NY: Knopf, 1981.
• Ross, Kent and Alice, Cemetery Quilt.
• Rugg, S., Memories live forever.
  Marietta, GA: Rising Sun Center for Loss and Renewal
• Simon, Norma,  The Saddest Time. Niles, IL: Albert Whitman & Company, 1986
• Sims, Alicia M., Am I Still A Sister?  Omaha: Centering Corporation, 1986.

For Teens

• Bode, Janet, Death is Hard to Live With.
• Grollman, Earl, Straight Talk about Death for Teenagers.
  Boston: Beacon Press. 1993.
• Krementz, Jill, How It Feels When a Parent Dies.
• LeShan, Edna, Learning to Say Good-Bye.
• O'Toole, Donna, Facing Change: A Book About Loss and Change for Teens.
• Traisman, Enid Samuel, Fire in My Heart, Ice in My Veins.
  Compassion Books.

For Adults

• Doka, Kenneth, Ed, Living with Grief after a Sudden Loss: Suicide, Homicide, Accident, Heart Attack, Stroke. Taylor and Francis: 1996 (Published by Hospice).
• Feinberg, Linda Stones, I'm Grieving as Fast as I Can: How Young Widows and Widowers Can Cope and Heal. New Horizon Press, 1994.
• Fitzgerald, Helen  & Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, The Grieving Child: A Parent's Guide
• Rando, Therese A., Ph.D., How to Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies.
  New York: Bantam Books, 1991.
• Schiff, Harriet Sarnoff, The Bereaved Parent.
• Wolfelt, Alan, Understanding Grief: Helping Yourself Heal.
  Muncie: Accelerated Development Inc., 1992.