Resource books on death and dying

For ages 3 to 12

• The Invisible String, by Patrice Karst (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, reprint edition, 2018)
• The Goodbye Book, by Todd Parr (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2015)
• Help Me Say Goodbye: Activities for Helping Kids Cope When a Special Person Dies, by Janis Silverman (Fairview Press, 1999).
• When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death, by Laurie Krasny Brown (Little, Brown, 1998). Note: May be too intense for very young children.

For teens

• Untwine, by Edwidge Danticat (Scholastic Inc., reprint edition, 2017)
• Bird in a Box, by Andrea Davis Pinkney (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, reprint edition, 2012)
• When Death Walks In, by Mark Scrivani (Centering Corp., 1991).
• The Healing Your Grieving Heart Journal for Teens, by Alan Wolfelt (Companion Press, 2002).
• Fire in My Heart, Ice in My Veins: A Journal for Teenagers Experiencing a Loss, by Enid Samuel Traisman (Centering Corp., 1992).
• Straight Talk About Death for Teenagers: How to Cope With Losing Someone You Love, by Earl Grollman (Beacon Press, 1993).

For all ages

• Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children, by Bryan Mellonie (Bantam Books, 1983).
• How It Feels When a Parent Dies, by Jill Krementz (Alfred A. Knopf, 1988).
• 35 Ways to Help a Grieving Child, by the Dougy Center (Dougy Center, 1999).
• Dad! Why'd You Leave Me?, by Dorothy Frost (Herald Press, 1992).