Teaching Dilemmas or Teachable Moments?

Resource List

Death/Dying/Grief

Ansay, A. M. River angel.

Berry, J. Good answers to tough questions about death.

Boulden, J. Saying goodbye activity book.

Brown, L. K. & Brown, M. When dinosaurs die.

Bunting, E. Empty windows.

Buscaglia, L. The fall of Freddie the leaf.

Carey, J. L.  (2002).  Wenny has wings.  New York, NY:  Atheneum Books.

Christ, G. H. Healing children’s grief: Surviving a parent’s death from cancer.

Clifton, L. Everett Anderson’s goodbye.

Couloumbis, A. Getting near to baby.

Coutant, H. First snow.

Dragonwagon, C. Winter holding spring.

Ellis, S. A family project.

Graeber, C. Mustard.

Greene, C. Beat the turtle drum.

Grollman, E. A. A scrapbook of memories.

Hesse, K. Out of the dust.

Hickman, J. Jericho.

Hijuelos, O. Mr. Ives’ Christmas.

Hines, A. G. Remember the butterflies.

Johnson, A. Toning the sweep.

Jordan, M. K. Losing uncle Tim.

Jukes, M. Blackberries in the dark.

Katz, S. Snowdrops for cousin Ruth.

Krementz, J. How it feels when a parent dies.

L’Engle, M. A ring of endless light.

Lisle, J. T. The lost flower children.

Lowry, L. A summer to die.

Mathis, S. B. The hundred penny box.

Miles, M. Annie and the old one.

Napoli, D. J. The bravest thing.

Nelson, T. Earthshine.

Park, B. Mick Harte was here.

Peck, R. Remember the good times.

Porte, B. A. Something terrible happened.

Rofes, E. E. The kids’ book about death and dying.

Rylant, C. Missing May.

Sanford, D. It must hurt a lot.

Sgouros, C. A pillow for my mom.

Simon, N. The saddest time.

Sloate, A. Hang tough, Paul Mather.

Smith, D. A taste of blackberries.

Stein, S. B. About dying: An open family book for parents and children together.

Stevens, M. When grandpa died.

Thoms, W. J. A mournful ditty of the death of Fair Rosamond: to which is added Queen Eleanor’s confession.

Thomas, J. R. Saying good-bye to grandma.

Viorst, J. The tenth good thing about Barney.

Warburg, S. S. Growing time.

Wilhelm, H. I’ll always love you.

Divorce

Alvarez, J. How tia Lola came to stay.

Ambercrombie, B. Charlie Anderson.

BJR Enterprises. Guiding kids through divorce.

BJR Enterprises. Stepping into stepfamilies.

Blackston-Ford, J. My parents are divorced, too.

Boulden, J. & J. Let’s talk (early separation and divorce activity book).

Brown, L. K. & M. T. Dinosaurs divorce: A guide for changing families.

Casely, J. Priscilla twice.

Center for Applied Psychology. All about divorce.

Center for Learning. Coming to terms with divorce. (workbooks: primary and intermediate)

Christiansen, C. B. My mother’s house, my father’s house.

Cleary, B. Dear Mr. Henshaw.

Coleman, W. L. What children need to know when parents get divorced.

Gardner, R. A. The boys and girls book about divorce, with an introduction for parents.

Goff, B. & Perl, S. Where is daddy? The story of a divorce.

Hogan, P. Z. Will dad ever move back home?

Holyoke, N. Help! A girl’s guide to divorce and stepfamilies.

Hunter House. A separation in my family. (workbook)

Koertge, R. The harmony arms.

Krementz, J. How it feels when parents divorce.

Lansky, V. It’s not your fault Koko Bear: A read-together book for parents and young children during divorce.

Learning Tree Publishing. A kid’s guide to divorce. (video)

The child of the broken family. A report based on the proceedings of a National Symposium, Services for Children Affected by Separation and Divorce. (Jan. 16-17, 1984, Ottawa).

Monroe, R. P. Why don’t we live together anymore? Understanding divorce.

Moser, A. Don’t fall apart on Saturdays!: The children’s divorce survival book.

Nightingale, L. V. My parents still love me even though they’re getting divorced: An interactive tale for children.

Paramount Pictures. When mom and dad break up. (video)

Paylor, N. & Head, B. Scenes from a divorce: A book for friends and relatives of a divorcing family.

Prokop, M. S. Divorce happens to the nicest kids: A self help book for kids.

Ransom, J. F. I don’t want to talk about it.

Ricci, I. Mom’s house, dad’s house.

Schneider, M. F. et al. Difficult questions kids ask and are too afraid to ask about divorce.

Smart, C., Neale, B., & Wade, A. The changing experience of childhood: Families and divorce.

Smith, M. F. Families are forever? Kids workbook for sharing feelings about divorce.

Spelman, C. et al. Mama and daddy bear’s divorce.

Stinson, K. Mom and dad don’t live together any more.

Williams, B. Mitzi’s honeymoon with Nana Potts.

Winchester, K. Magic words handbook for kids.

Winthrop, E. As the crow flies.

*Special thanks to Amy Kowalski, graduate assistant, and Mary Schultz, Ronda Stoffel, and Ida Winker, school counselors with the Wisconsin Rapids Public Schools for their assistance in compiling this resource list.