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Books About and For Children


Books About Grieving and Traumatized Children

Children Changed by Trauma: A Healing Guide
cover   By Debra Whiting Alexander, Ph.D.
(176 pp. October 1999)
New Harbinger Publishers ISBN 1572241667
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Let’s Talk About Going to a Funeral (The Let’s Talk Library)
By Marianne Johnston
(Library Binding – August 1998) 24pp
Power Kids Press ISBN 0823950387
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Talking About Death: A Dialogue Between Parent and Child
cover   By Earl A. Grollman, Susan Avishai (Illustrator)
(Paperback – November 1991)
Beacon Press ISBN 0807023639
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When Children Grieve: For Adults to Help Children Deal with Death, Divorce, Pet Loss, Moving and Other Losses
cover   By John James and Russell Friedman
(Hardcover 288pp June 2001)
Harper Collins ISBN 0060196130
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Books For Grieving and Traumatized Children

Books for Younger Children (ages 4-8)

Cherry Blossom Tree: A Grandfather Talks About Life and Death
By Jan Godfrey, Jane Cope (Illustrator)
(Hardcover – April 1996)
Augsburg Fortress Publishers ISBN 080662843x
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Gentle Willow: A Story for Children About Dying
By Joyce C. Ph.D. Mills, Michael Chesworth (Illustrator)
(Hardcover – Spetember 1993
Magination ISBN 0945354541
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Geranium Morning: A Book About Grief
By E. Sandy Powell, Renee Graef (Illustrator)
(Paperback – September 1991) 40pp
ISBN 087614542x
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Let’s Talk About When Your Pet Dies (The Let’s Talk Library)
By Marianne Johnston
(Library Binding – August 1998)
Powerkids Press ISBN 0823950395
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The Moon Came Down on Milk Street
cover   Written and Illustrated by Jean Gralley
(Hardcover – October 2004)
32 pp
Henry Holt and Co. ISBN 0805072667
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My Pet Died (Let’s Make a Book About It)
cover   Baby – Preschool
By Rachel Biale
(Paperback – April 1997)
48 pp
Tricycle Press ISBN 1883672511
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Sky Goes On Forever: A Book About Death for Children
By Molly MacGregor (Illustrator)
(Paperback – December 1989) 34pp
Dawn Horse Press ISBN 0929929004
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Talking About Death
By Karen Bryant–Mole
(Library Binding – October 1999)
Raintree/Steck Vaughn ISBN 0817255362
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The Tenth Good Thing About Barney
cover   By Judith Viorst, Erik Blegvad (Illustrator)
(School & Library Binding – July 1971)
Atheneum ISBN 0689206887
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The Tenth Good Thing About Barney
cover   By Judith Viorst, Erik Blegvad (Illustrator)
(Paperback – July 1976)
Aladin Paperbacks ISBN 0689712030
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Terrorism: The Only Way is Through -- A Child's Story
cover   By Traci Rosina G. Schnurr, Ph.D.
Anisor Publishing (August 2002)
56pp., ISBN 0968447317
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When People Die (How Do I Feel About)
By Sarah Levete, et al
(Library Binding – September 1998)
Copper Beech Books ISBN 0761308709
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Books for Older Children and Adolescents

On the Wings of a Butterfly: A Story About Life and Death
By Marilyn Maple, Sandy Haight (Illustrator)
(Library Binding – April 1992) 32pp
Parendy Press ISBN 0943990696
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Straight Talk About Death and Dying (Straight Talk)
cover   By Robert Digiulio, Rachel Kranz
(Hardcover – September 1995) 144pp
Facts on File, Inc. ISBN 0816030782
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Straight Talk About Death for Teenagers: How To Cope With Losing Someone You Love
cover   By Earl A. Grollman
(Paperback – April 1993)
Beacon Press ISBN 0807025011
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