AMERICA'S CHILDREN:
PROBLEMS AND PROMISES
Death
A Series of Websites dedicated to the many stresses our children face.
These websites developed and maintained by
Click on the topics in table for bibliographies of children's books, links to Internet sites, and professional resources for working with children.
Click here to read "Invitations" by Maggie Vaughn, Poet Laureate of Tennessee
and for a link to Gary Paulsen's The Rifle
Death
When I Die, Will I Get Better?
by Joeri Breebaart, Piet Breebaart, Harold S. Kushner (Preface)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 32 pages (September 1993)
Peter Bedrick Books; ISBN: 0872263754
When Dinosaurs Die : A Guide to Understanding Death
by Marc Tolon Brown (Illustrator), Laurie Krasny Brown
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback - 32 pages Reprint edition (April 1998)
Little Brown & Co (Juv Pap); ISBN: 0316119555
The Dead Bird
by Margaret Wise Brown, Remy Charlip (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback - 48 pages (May 1995)
HarperTrophy; ISBN: 0064433269
The Fall of Freddie the Leaf
by Leo F. Buscaglia
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 32 pages (September 1983)
Holt Rinehart & Winston; ISBN: 0805010645
Balloons for Trevor : Understanding Death (Comforting Little Hearts Series)
by Anne Good Cave, Janice Skivington (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover (January 1998)
Concordia Pub House; ISBN: 0570050405
Everett Anderson's Goodbye (Reading Rainbow)
by Lucille Clifton, Ann Grifalconi (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback Reprint edition (June 1988)
Henry Holt (Paper); ISBN: 0805008004
Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs (Picture Puffin)
by Tomie De Paola, Thomas Anthony De Paola
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback - 32 pages Reissue edition (February 1987)
Viking Pr; ISBN: 0140502904
My Grandpa Died Today
by Joan Fassler
Paperback (August 1983)
Human Sciences Pr; ISBN: 0898851742
When Someone Dies
by Sharon Greenlee, Bill Brath (Illustrator), Bill Drath (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover - 1 pages (October 1992)
Peachtree Publishers; ISBN: 1561450448
The Next Place
by Warren Hanson
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 36 pages (September 1997)
Waldman House Pr; ISBN: 0931674328
Daddy's Promise
by John T. Heiney, Michael J. Gordon (Illustrator), Cindy Klein Cohen
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback - 32 pages 1 edition (May 25, 1997)
Promise Publications; ISBN: 0965649806
'I Wish I Could Hold Your Hand--' : A Child's Guide to Grief and Loss
by Pat Palmer, Dianne O'Quinn Burke (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback - 32 pages (November 1994)
Impact Pub; ISBN: 0915166828
Robert Nathaniel's Tree
by Rara Schlitt Schlitt, Ra Sartwell Schlitt, Camilla Brunschwyler Armstrong (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover (July 1993)
Light Bearer Pubs; ISBN: 0963001736
The Saddest Time (An Albert Whitman Prairie Book)
by Norma Simon, Jacqueline Rogers (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback Reprint edition (April 1992)
Albert Whitman & Co; ISBN: 0807572047
After Charlotte's Mom Died
by Cornelia Spelman, Judith Friedman (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
School & Library Binding - 24 pages (March 1996)
Albert Whitman & Co; ISBN: 0807501964
Badger's Parting Gifts
by Susan Varley
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback Reprint edition (July 1992)
Mulberry Books; ISBN: 0688115187
Saying Goodbye to Daddy
by Judith Vigna, Abby Levine (Editor)
List Price: $14.95
Reading level: Ages 4-8
School & Library Binding - 32 pages (January 1991)
Albert Whitman & Co; ISBN: 0807572535
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney
by Judith Viorst, Erik Blegvad (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback (July 1976)
Aladdin Paperbacks; ISBN: 0689712030
I'll Always Love You
by Hans Wilhelm
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback (May 1989)
Crown Pub; ISBN: 0517572656
Pearl's Marigolds for Grandpa
by Jane Breskin Zalben, Stephanie Lurie (Editor)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
School & Library Binding - 32 pages 1 edition (September
1997)
Simon & Schuster (Juv); ISBN: 0689804482
The Old Dog
by Charlotte Zolotow, James Ransome (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover Revised edition (September 1995)
Harpercollins Juvenile Books; ISBN: 0060244097
Professional Resources for Death and Grief
When Goodbye Is Forever : Learning to Live Again After the Loss of a Child
by John Bramblett
Mass Market Paperback - 170 pages (May 1991)
Ballantine Books; ISBN: 034536399X
The Grieving Child : A Parent's Guide
by Helen Fitzgerald, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross (Designer)
Paperback - 207 pages (July 1992)
Fireside; ISBN: 0671767623
Helping Children Grieve : When Someone They Love Dies
by Theresa Huntley
Paperback - 79 pages (October 1991)
Augsburg Fortress Publications; ISBN: 080662549X
Children Grieve, Too : A Book for Families Who Have Experienced a Death
by Joy Johnson, Marvin Johnson
Paperback (January 1998)
Centering Corp; ISBN: 1561231061
Helping Children Cope With the Loss of a Loved One : A Guide for Grownups
by William C. Kroen, Pamela Espeland (Editor)
Paperback - 112 pages (March 1996)
Free Spirit Pub; ISBN: 1575420007
On Children and Death : How Children and Their Parents Can and Do Cope
With Death
by Elisabeth M.D. Kubler-Ross
Paperback - 288 pages Reprint edition (June 1997)
Collier Books; ISBN: 0684839393
After the Darkest Hour the Sun Will Shine Again : A Parent's Guide to Coping With the Loss of a Child
by Elizabeth Mehren, Harold Kushner (Introduction)
Paperback - 160 pages (April 1997)
Fireside; ISBN: 0684811707
Lifetimes : The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children
by Bryan Mellonie, Robert R. Ingpen (Contributor)
Reading level: All Ages
Paperback (April 1987)
Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub (Trd Pap); ISBN: 0553344021
The Worst Loss : How Families Heal from the Death of a Child
by Barbara D. Rosof
Paperback Reprint edition (November 1995)
Henry Holt (Paper); ISBN: 080503241X
How Do We Tell the Children? : A Step-By-Step Guide for Helping Children
Two to Teen Cope When Someone Dies
by Dan Schaefer, Christine Lyons (Contributor), David Peretz
Paperback Updated edition (November 1993)
Newmarket Press; ISBN: 1557041814
Internet Links to Sites Relating to Children and Death
Children and Death
http://iul.com/raindrop/
The following presentation is for anyone who has ever asked or been asked the question, "What happens
when we die?" Just one way of explaining, to children of all ages, the unexplainable phenomenon
of life and death.
http://www.hivpositive.com/f-Caretakers/14-Coping/14-Children.html
Helping Children Cope with Death: Children's concerns are sometimes similar, sometimes different from those of adults. However,
because the adults around them are grieving too, children's needs and concerns may go
unaddressed.
http://bishop.calpoly.edu/libarts/nschultz/WEBWIZ~1/CorrDemo/12-WEB~1.HTM
Web Topics: Life Cycle - Childhood: Many topic relating to childhood including information about illnesses, cancer, and death.
http://www.grannyg.bc.ca/ckidbook/grief.html
Children Coping With Grief and Dying: Books About Death, Loss, Illness, and Hope
for Children and their Caregivers
Collected by Lee Anne Phillips
http://www.aniota.com/~jwhite/story.html
Bedtime Story: Trix and Uncle Rascob ( A story about their lives before and after death. )
http://www.jlsfoundation.org/
Children with Lukemia
http://www.cnn.com/US/9702/07/crime.children/
U.S. children face high risk of violent death rate greater than 25 other
developed countries.
http://timmins.vianet.on.ca/community/cfi/articles/DEATH.html
CHILDREN AND DEATH: There is no absolute or right way to deal with children when their lives are touched by tragedy.
http://www.gallaudet.edu/~11emellg/Deathpage.html
Explaining Death to Young Children: What do you say to a child who has experienced a serious loss, be it a pet, a friend, a parent, or other relative? At what
age can they understand death as adults do? The child, as a survivor, usually has some serious questions and the adults
around them may not know how to answer these questions.
http://dying.about.com/library/weekly/aa100497.htm?rf=dp&COB=home&TMog=28604913890433&Mint=584007263113422
Trudy Weathersby - your About.com Guide to: Death and Dying
http://dying.about.com/msub11.htm?rf=dp&COB=home&TMog=28604913890433&Mint=584007263113422
The Grieving Child
http://www.sids-network.org/sibunderstanding.htm
Children's Understanding of Death: Children's understanding of Death is provided by Hospice of Southeastern Connecticut Bereavement Program.
This chart is meant to be used as a guideline and not a checklist. All children develop at different rates and it is
important to remember that the parents know their own child the best.
http://www.drizzle.com/~hall/invsum/
This is a site that lists the names of children who have died - special note
is given to parents who have no surviving children.
http://www.st-charles.lib.il.us/low/death.htm
Bibliography of books regarding death and children. St. Charles Public
Library.
http://www.childrenofdome.com/Children.htm
Children of the Dome: This book is a non-fiction account of the lives of twenty-eight families who have lost children beginning with Rosemary’s
account of her family and the loss of her sons, Drew and Jeremiah. In each chapter, the reader comes to know the child or
children through seeing their photographs and reading the story of their family. Each chapter offers inspirational messages to
those who have suffered a loss whether it be the loss of a child or any other loss.
http://www.trauma-pages.com/perrylos.htm
The Child's Loss -- Death, Grief and Mourning General Guidlelines for Caretakers of Children Experiencing Death
http://www.parentsplace.com/family/bereavement/
Family: BEREAVEMENT
http://kidswriting.about.com/library/Collections/blcoll44.htm?pid=2773&cob=home
DEATH: KIDS WROTE THESE IN CREATIVE WRITING
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