September
11, 2001 - Resources & Links
Coming Full Circle
A
Selected List of Books for Children
About Death & Dying Arranged by Age Level
compiled by Carolyn Schuler, Consultant Services
| Books for the Youngest Readers | ||
| Brown, Laurie Krasny | When Dinosaurs Die | General |
| Bunting, Eve | On Call Back Mountain | Friend |
| Carter, Dorothy | Bye, Mis' Lela | Friend |
| Cohen, Miriam | Jim's Dog Muffins | Pet dog |
| Cooke, Trish | The Grandad Tree | Grandfather |
| DiSalvo-Ryan, Dyanne | A Dog Like Jack | Pet dog |
| Fowler, Susi Gregg | Beautiful | Uncle |
| Grindley, Sally | A Flag for Grandma | Grandmother |
| Hanson, Warren | The Next Place | General Remembrance |
| Heide, Florence | Tio Armando | Great-uncle |
| Hughes, Shirley | Alfie & the Birthday Surprise | Pet cat |
| Joslin, Mary | The Goodbye Boat | Grandmother |
| Lyon, George Ella | Ada's Pal | Pet dog |
| Mundy, Michaelene | Sad Isn't Bad | General |
| Rogers, Fred | When a Pet Dies | Pet, General |
| Russo, Marisabina | Grandpa Abe | Grandfather, Remembrance |
| Schneider, Antoine | Good-bye, Vivi! | Pet canary Grandmother |
| Sgouros, Charissa | A Pillow for My Mom | Mother |
| Shriver, Maria | What's Heaven? | General |
| Spelman, Cornelia | After Charlotte's Mom Died | Mother |
| Stewart, Elizabeth | Bimmi Finds a Cat | Pet cat |
| Wild, Margaret | Old Pig | Grandmother |
| Zalben, Jane Breskin | Pearl's Marigolds for Grandpa | Grandfather, Remembrance |
| Zolotow, Charlotte | The Old Dog | Pet dog |
| Books for the Intermediate Reader | ||
| Atkins, Jeannine | Name on the Quilt | Uncle Remembrance |
| Anaya, Rudolfo | Farolitos for Abuelo | Grandfather Remembrance |
| Arcellana, Francisco | The Mats | Sisters Remembrance |
| Bahr, Mary | If Nathan Were Here | Friend |
| Barron, T.A. | Where is Grandpa? | Grandfather, Remembrance |
| Bartoletti, Susan | Dancing with Dziadziu | Grandparents, Remembrance |
| Borden, Louise | Good Luck, Mrs. K. | Friend Teacher |
| Bunting, Eve | Rudi's Pond | Friend Remembrance |
| Bunting, Eve | Swan in Love | General |
| Carrick, Carol | Upside-down Cake | Father |
| Garrett, Ann | Keeper of the Swamp | Grandfather Animal |
| Kadono, Eiko | Grandpa's Soup | Grandmother, Remembrance |
| Kaplan, Howard | Waiting to Sing | Mother Remembrance |
| Luenn, Nancy | A Gift for Abuelita | Grandmother, Remembrance |
| Morehead, Debby | A Special Place for Charlee | Pet dog |
| Schick, Eleanor | Mama | Mother |
| Turner, Barbara | A Little Bit of Rob | Brother General |
| Weitzman, Elizabeth | Let's Talk about When a Parent Dies | General |
| Wood, Douglas | Grandad's Prayers of the Earth | General |
| For the Older Readers | ||
| Adler, C.S. | Daddy's Climbing Tree | Father |
| Bohlmeijer, Arno | Something Very Sorry | Mother |
| Fletcher, Ralph | Fig Pudding | Brother |
| Haas, Jesse | Unbroken | Mother Animal |
| Henkes, Kevin | Sun & Spoon | Grandmother |
| Maynard, Bill | Rock River | Brother |
| Park, Barbara | Mick Harte Was Here | Brother |
| Rodowsky, Colby F. | The Turnabout Shop | Mother |
| Shreve, Susan | Goalie | Mother |
| Strasser, Todd | Hey Dad, Get a Life | Father |
| Walton, Darwin | Dance, Kayla! | Grandmother |
| Wilson, Nancy | Flapjack Waltzes | Brother |
| Yumoto, Kazumi | The Friends | Grandmother Friend General |
| For the Advanced Reader | ||
| Abelove, Joan | Saying It Out Loud! | Mother |
| Almond, David | Kit's Wilderness | General |
| Couloumbis, Audrey | Getting Near to Baby | Sister |
| Fry, Virginia Lynn | Part of Me Died, Too | General |
| Hawes. Louise | Rosey in the Present Tense | Friend |
| Hermes, Patricia | Cheat the Moon | Mother |
| Laird, Elizabeth | Secret Friends | Friend |
| Metzger, Lois | Missing Girls | Mother |
| Roberts, Willo Davis | Pawns | Parents |
| Ross, Adrienne | In the Quiet | Mother |
| Rylant, Cynthia | The Heavenly Village | General |
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