Resources - A Caring Hand, The Billy Esposito Foundation

Books for Children and Teens on Trauma and Grief

Agee, J. (1957) A Death in the Family. New York: Bantam. (ages 13 and up)

Aliki (1979) The Two of Them. New York: Greenwillow Books. (ages 3-8)

Buscaglia, L. ( 1982) The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages. Thorofare, NJ: Slack, Inc. (all ages)

Canfield, J. Hansen, M. V., Kirberger, K, (Eds.) (1997) Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: 101 Stories of Life, Love and Learning. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, Inc. (ages 12 and up)

de Paola, T. A. (1973) Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs. New York: Putnam. (ages 4-8)

Gray, A. (1999) (Ed.) Stories for a Teen’s Heart Sisters, OR: Multnomah Publishers. (ages 13 and up)

Grollman , E. (1993) Straight Talk About Death for Teenagers: How to Cope With Losing Someone You Love Boston: Beacon Press. (ages 13 and up)

Gunther, J. (1949) Death Be Not Proud: A Memoir. New York: Harper. (ages 13 and up)

Harris, R. H. (2001) Goodbye Mousie. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books. (ages 4-8)

Holmes, M. M., Mudlaff, S. J. (2000) A Terrible Thing Happened: A Story for Children Who Have Witnessed Violence or Trauma. Washington, DC: Magination. (ages 4-8)

Kremnetz, J. (1988) How it Feels When a Parent Dies. New York: Knopf. (all ages)

Mellonie, B. and Ingen, R. (1983) Lifetimes: A Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children. New York: Bantam. (ages 3-8)

O’Toole, D.(1998) Aarvy Aardvark Finds Hope : A Read Aloud Story for People of All Ages About Loving and Losing, Friendship and Loss. Burnsville, NC: Celo Press. (all ages)

Paterson, K. (1977). Bridge to Terabithia. New York: Crowell. (ages 12 and up)

Porterfield, K. M. (1996) Straight Talk about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Coping with the Aftermath of Trauma. New York: Facts on File. (ages 13 and up)

Romain, T. (1999) What on Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies? Minneapolis: Free Spirit. (ages 9 and up)

Smith, D. B. (1973) A Taste of Blackberries New York: Crowell. (ages 9-12)

Thomas, P. (2001) Miss You: A First Look at Death. Hauppauge, NY: Barrons. (ages 4-8)

Varley, S. (1984). Badger’s Parting Gifts. New York: Lothrop. (ages 5-8)

Viorst, J. (1971) The Tenth Good Thing about Barney. New York: Atheneum. (ages 4-7)

White, E. B. (1952) Charlotte’s Web. New York: Harper. (ages 4-8)