Suggested Books for Children

Young Children
The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: 20th Aniversary Edition by Leo F. Buscaglia
(This book is a classic and has very high reviews)
After a Suicide: A Workbook for Grieving Kids - Dougy Center
Bart Speaks Out About Suicide -interactive book for children
35 Ways to Help A Grieving Child -the Dougy Center (very good)
I Wish I Could Hold Your Hand: A Child's Guide to Grief and Loss
After the Funeral - Jane Loretta Winsch and Pamela T. Keating
Daddy's Promise- Cohen, Heiney, Gordon
Everett Anderson's Goodbye - Great book for the loss of a parent
Balloons for Trevor : Understanding Death (Comforting Little Hearts Series)
Sad Isn't Bad: A Good-Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing With Loss
Help Me Say Goodbye : Activities to Help Kids Cope When a Special Person Dies

For Caretakers (Helping Children and Teens)

When Something Terrible Happens : Children Can Learn to Cope With Grief
But I Didn't Say Goodbye : To help children after a suicide
Helping Children Grieve : When Someone They Love Dies
Saying Goodbye to Daddy- Judith Vigna
A Terrible Thing Happened- Holmes, Mudlaff and Pillo
Children Changed by Trauma- Debra Whiting, Ph.D
Children and Trauma- Cynthia Monahon
Children Grieve, Too : A Book for Families Who Have Experienced a Death
What on Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies? Trevor Romain

Life and Loss : A Guide to Help Grieving Children
Bereaved Children and Teens- Grollman
Children and Grief : When a Parent Dies- J. William Worden
How Do We Tell The Children? Step-By-Step Guide- Children Two to Teen
Breaking The Silence: Helping Children in Grief - Dougy Center
The Grieving Child -Helen Fitzgerald
The Grieving Child: A Parents Guide- Barbara Rubel

Teen Books
Living When a Young Friend Commits Suicide - Earl A. Grollman
Coping With Teen Suicide -James M. Murphy
Straight Talk About Death for Teens - Timothy E. Wilens
Death is Hard to Live With - Janet Bode
Cry of Pain: Understanding Suicide and Self-Harm -Mark Williams
An Empty Chair: Living in the Wake of a Sibling's Suicide Sara Swan Miller
What to Do When the Police Leave : A Guide to the First Days of Traumatic Loss
The Tender Land: A Family Love Story (suicide loss)
How To Survive The Loss of A Parent- Lois Akner
Standing in The Shadows - June Cerza Kolf
No Time for Goodbyes : Coping With Sorrow, Anger, & Injustice After a Tragic Death
Survivors of Suicide- Karen Mueller Bryson
Suicide Survivors Handbook- Trudy Carlson
Suicide : Survivors - Rita Robinson