Resources

Education Resources

Books and Videos

Preschool

• Aarvy Aardvark Finds Hope, O’Toole D., Celo Press, 1988
• The Happy Funeral, Bunting E., Harper and Row, 1982
• I Miss You- A First Look at Death, Thomas Pat
• The Kissing Hand, Penn Audrey, Child and Family Press, ISBN 0-87868-585-5
• Lifetimes, Mellonie B., Ingpen R., Paper Tiger, 1993,

Child

• Adieu, Veia!  – Antoine Schneider, 1998
• Annie and the Old One – Patricia Miles Martin, Atlantic-Little, Brown, 1971
• Au revoir, Camille! – Sylvie Desrosiers, Editions de la Courte Échelle, 2000
• Ben’s Flying Flowers –  Inger M. Maier, 2004
• Beyond the Ridge – Paul Gobie, Aladdin Paperbacks, 1993
• Boule de Rêve – Lise Thouin, Leucan, 1993
• Don’t Despair on Thursdays – Adolph Moser, Landmark Editions, 1996
• The Fall of Freddie the Leaf – Leo Buscaglia, Publishers Holt, Rinehard and Winston 1983
• Gentle Willow: A Story for Children About Dying – Joyce C. Mills, Magination Press, 1993, ISBN 0-945354-53-3
• The Healing Book: Facing the Death, and Celebrating the Life of Someone You Love – Ellen Sabin, 2006
• It Must Hurt a Lot: A Book About Death and Learning and Growing – Doris Stanford, Multnomah Press, 1986
• Kolie and the Funeral – Kicker R., Thanos Institute, 1988
• The Remembering Box – Eth Clifford, Houghton, Mifflin, 1992
• There Is A Rainbow Behind Every Dark Cloud – Gerald G. Jampolsky ISBN 0-89087-253-8, 1978
• Thumpy’s Story: A Story of Love and Grief Shared by Thumpy the Bunny – Gerald G. Jampolsky, 1995
• Sad Isn’t Bad – A Good-Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing with Loss – Michaelene Mundy, 1998
• Someone Came Before You – Pat Schwiebert, 2007
• Something Happened: A Book for Children and Parents who have Experienced Pregnancy Loss – Cathy Blanford, 2008
• Someone Special Died- Joan Singleton Prestine, Fearon Teacher Aids, 1993, ISBN 0-86653-9298
• Straight from the Siblings: Another Look at the Rainbow – Gloria Murray ISBN 0-89087-341-0
• Water Bugs and Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Young Children – Doris Stickney, 2004

Youth

• Fire In My Heart, Ice In My Veins – Trainsman, ES, Centering corp. 1992
• Straight Talk about death – Grollman, E., Beacon Press, 1993
• Zebra and other Stories. –  Potok, Knopf. 1998

Adult

• After The Darkest Hour, The Sun Will Shine Again –  Mehren, Elizabeth, Fireside, 1997
• A Child Dies – Arnold, Joan Hagan, Charles Press, 1994
• The Deepening Shade – Barbara Sourkes, 1982
• Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby – Deborah L Davis, Phd, 1991
• Final Gifts – Callanan Maggie & Kelley Patricia, 1992
• Healing Your Grieving Heart After Stillbirth – Alan Wolfelt, 2013
• The Hospice Movement: A Better Way of Caring for the Dying – Sandol Stoddart, 1992
• I’m Here to Help – Ray Catherine, 1995
• In the Light of Dying, the Journals of a Hospice Volunteer – Taylor Joan Leslie, 1993
• I Don’t Know What to Say – Robert Buckman, 1992
• L’insoutenable absence: comment peut-on survivre à la mort de son enfant – Ryan, Regina Sara. Les Editions de l’Homme, 1995
• Lorsque la vie éclate: l’impact de la mort d’un enfant sur la famille –  De Montigny, Francine et Beaudet Line. Editions du renouveau Pédagogique, 1997
• Menya: An End of Life Story –  Wolfe Morris, 2003 
• La Mort, Sanders, Pete. Editions École Active 2000
• La Mort de votre enfant: dilemmes – Lee, Sheila Script. Pub. 1995
• Parents en deuil, Schiff, Harriet Sarnoff – Editions Robert Laffont, 1984
• Questions and Answers on Death and Dying – Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, 1997
• Si on parlait de la mort. Dolto-Tolitch, Catherine, Gallimard 1999
• Talking About Death – Grollman E., Beacon Press, 1991
• Tuesdays with Morrie – Alborn, Mitch, 1997 
• Twelve Weeks in spring – Calwood June, 1986
• Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart – Alan Wolfelt, 2009
• When Autumn Comes, Creating Compassionate Care for the Dying – Bennett, Mary Jo, 2004
• You are the Mother of all Mothers: A Message of Hope for the Grieving Heart – Angela Miller, 2014
• Your Gift – Sharon Olson, 1987

Videos and /or DVD

• Un enfant qui n’a pas pu vivre, Molenat Françoise. Les Films du Caducee, 1988
• The Fall of Freddie the Leaf, Buscaglia, Leo, Canadian Learning Company
• Inner Views of Grief, Canadian Learning Company
• Letting go, Canadian Learning Company, 1993
• Making Every Moment Count

Other Resources

• Support Tool KidsGrief.ca – Guidance for parents, guardians and caregivers. Click here for KidsGrief.ca info Postcard.
  • Webinar: Free webinar on KidsGrief.ca lead by Andrea Warnick: Event on Tuesday, December 5th 1:00-2:00pmEST. Please click here to see the poster.
• 7 Things I’ve Learned Since the Loss of My Child, Angela Miller, October 31, 2015
• A Web of Grief: Supporting Children’s Grief while Navigating Your Own, Andrea Warnick, RN, MA, PowerPoint Presentation
  • Please visit Andrea Warnick’s website for more information on Supporting Grieving Children, Youth and Adults through Education and Counselling.
• The Story of Us, A series of personalize books to cherish the memory of a loved one.
  • The range of personalized child loss books are a valuable resource for all who have experienced the tragic loss of a child, these books are the perfect way to share your own child’s story with your family and friends.
• MyGrief.ca is a series of free online learning modules that help people move through their grief from the comfort of their own home, at their own pace.