Book List Books are a great way to help understand and process grief. Here is a comprehensive list of books that I regularly recommend to clients to help them in their healing.Click a button from the carousel below to jump to specific book recommendations. Books for Grieving Children See books Books for Grieving Adults See books Death of a Parent See books Spouse Loss See books Suicide See books Sibling Death See books Death of a Twin See Books Loss of a Child See books Death of a Friend See books CoWorker Grief See Books Pet Loss See books Teen Grief See books Books for Grieving Adults The Other Side of Sadness: What the New Science of Bereavement Tells Us About Life After Loss By Bonanno, George A. The Sun Still Rises: Surviving and Thriving After Grief and Loss By Doyle CSP, Shawn A Parent's Guide to Raising Grieving Children: Rebuilding Your Family after the Death of a Loved One By Silverman, Phyllis R., Kelly, Madelyn A Grief Observed By C. S. Lewis How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies By Therese A. Rando Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief By Cacciatore, Dr. Joanne I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One (A Compassionate Grief Recovery Book) By Noel, Brook, Blair, Pamela It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand By Devine, Megan Beyond Grief: A Guide for Recovering from the Death of a Loved One By Staudacher, Carol On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss By Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth, Kessler, David The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully By Frank Ostaseski ABCs of Healthy Grieving By Harold Ivan Smith When Breath Becomes Air By Kalanithi, Paul Grief Is Love: Living with Loss By Lee, Marisa Renee A Time to Grieve: Meditations for Healing After the Death of a Loved One By Staudacher, Carol Permission to Grieve: Creating Grace, Space, & Room to Breathe in the Aftermath of Loss By Forsythia, Shelby Moving Through Grief: Proven Techniques for Finding Your Way After Any Loss By Kubacky PsyD, Gretchen Conscious Grieving: A Transformative Approach to Healing from Loss By Bidwell Smith, Claire Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy By Sandberg, Sheryl, Adam Grant Death of a Parent Death of a Parent: Transition to a New Adult Identity By Umberson, Debra Healing the Adult Child's Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Parent Dies (Healing Your Grieving Heart series) By Wolfelt PhD, Alan D How to Survive the Loss of a Parent: A Guide For Adults By Lois F. Akner Longing for Dad: Father Loss and Its Impact By Erickson, Beth The Orphaned Adult: Understanding And Coping With Grief And Change After The Death Of Our Parents By Levy, Alexander On Grieving the Death of a Father By Smith, Harold Ivan Grieving the Death of a Mother By Smith, Harold Ivan Finding your Way After Your Parent Dies By Gilbert, Richard B, Sims, Darcie D Spouse Loss The Year of Magical Thinking: National Book Award Winner By Didion, Joan The Widow's Journal: Questions to Guide You through Grief and Life Planning after the Loss of a Partner By Freeman PhD, Carrie P. The Tender Scar: Life After the Death of a Spouse By Mabry, Richard When Your Soulmate Dies: A Guide to Healing Through Heroic Mourning By Wolfelt, Dr. Alan The Group: Seven Widowed Fathers Reimagine Life By Rosenstein, Donald, Yopp, Justin Getting to the Other Side of Grief: Overcoming the Loss of a Spouse By Susan J. Zonnebelt-Smeenge R.N., Ed.D, De Vries, Robert C. I'm Grieving as Fast as I Can: How Young Widows and Widowers Can Cope and Heal By Feinberg, Linda Suicide Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide By Jamison, Kay Redfield No Time to Say Goodbye: Surviving The Suicide Of A Loved One By Fine, Carla Life After Suicide: Finding Courage, Comfort & Community After Unthinkable Loss By Ashton M.D., Jennifer Healing After the Suicide of a Loved One By Ann Smolin, John Guinan Silent Grief: Living in the Wake of Suicide By Lukas, Christopher Dying to Be Free: A Healing Guide for Families After a Suicide By Cobain, Beverly, Larch, Jean Why People Die by Suicide By Joiner, Thomas The Suicide Index: Putting My Father's Death in Order By Wickersham, Joan Sibling Death SURVIVING THE DEATH OF A SIBLING: Living Through Grief When an Adult Brother or Sister Dies By Wray, T.J. Healing the Adult Sibling's Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Brother or Sister Dies (Healing Your Grieving Heart series) By Wolfelt PhD, Alan D Sibling Grief: Healing After the Death of a Sister or Brother By P. Gill White Grief Diaries: Surviving Loss of a Sibling By Cheldelin Fell, Lynda, Bastone, Christine The Empty Room: Understanding Sibling Loss By DeVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth Death of a Twin The Lone Twin: Understanding Twin Bereavement and Loss (Revised Edition) By Woodward, Joan A Me Without We: A Collection of Stories and Resources on Twin Life, Twin Loss, and Twinless living By Sombathy, Eva Jo, Parker, Jamie Alicia Twin Loss - A Book for Survivor Twins - Higher Order Multiples - By Raymond William Brandt Living Without Your Twin By Betty Jean Case Loss of a Child A Broken Heart Still Beats: After Your Child Dies (1) By McCracken, Anne, Semel, Mary Beyond Tears: Living After Losing a Child, Revised Edition By Ellen Mitchell, Rita Volpe, Ariella Long, Phyllis Levine, Madeline Perri Kasden, Barbara Goldstein, Barbara Eisenberg, Lorenza Colletti, Audrey Cohen, Carol Barkin Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child (Good Grief Series) By Roe, Gary When The Bough Breaks: Forever After the Death of a Son or Daughter By Judith R. Bernstein, Ph.D. Friend Loss When Your Friend Dies (Hope & Healing) By Smith, Harold Ivan Grieving the Death of a Friend By Smith, Harold Ivan My Best Friend Died: Poems for those Grieving the Loss of a Loved One By Edwards, Ms. Alice Vo Death of a Co-Worker Healing Grief at Work: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Workplace Is Touched by Loss (1) (Healing Your Grieving Heart series) By Wolfelt PhD, Alan D Friend Grief in the Workplace: More Than an Empty Cubicle By Noe, Victoria Leading Through Loss: How to Navigate Grief at Work By Fowkes, Margo M Pet Loss Goodbye, Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet By Kowalski, Gary The Pet Loss Companion: Healing Advice from Family Therapists Who Lead Pet Loss Groups By Dolan-Del Vecchio, Ken, Saxton-Lopez, Nancy Grieving the Death of a Pet By Carmack, Betty J. The Loss of a Pet: A Guide to Coping with the Grieving Process When a Pet Dies By Sife Ph.D., Wallace Losing My Best Friend: Thoughtful support for those affected by dog bereavement or pet loss By Wycherley, Jeannie Teen Grief You Are Not Alone: Teens Talk About Life After The Loss of a Parent By Lynn B. Hughes Modern Loss: Candid Conversation About Grief. Beginners Welcome. By Soffer, Rebecca, Birkner, Gabrielle Straight Talk about Death for Teenagers: How to Cope with Losing Someone You Love By Grollman, Earl A. When a Friend Dies: A Book for Teens About Grieving & Healing By Gootman, Marilyn E. The Grieving Teen : A Guide for Teenagers and Their Friends By Fitzgerald, Helen Books for Grieving Children When Someone Very Special Dies: Children Can Learn to Cope with Grief (Drawing Out Feelings) By Heegaard, Marge Something Very Sad Happened: A Toddler’s Guide to Understanding Death By Zucker, Bonnie I Love You, Grandma: A Tale of Encouragement and Love between a Grandmother and her Child, Picture Book By Jilliam Harker, Parragon Books Badger's Parting Gifts [BADGERS PARTING GIFTS] [Hardcover] By SusanVarley Grandma is a Star By Carvalho, Ligia The Goodbye Boat By Joslin, Mary When Someone You Love Has Died: Talking to Young Children About Death By Seidler, Stephanie The Memory Tree By Teckentrup, Britta I’ll Say Goodbye By Zollman, Pam Missing Mommy: A Book About Bereavement By Cobb, Rebecca Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss By Pat Schwiebert, Chuck DeKlyen My Superhero Grandpa By McAvoy, Michele When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death (Dino Tales: Life Guides for Families) By Krasny Brown, Laurie The Invisible String (The Invisible String, 1) By Karst, Patrice The Memory Box: A Book About Grief By Rowland, Joanna Samantha Jane's Missing Smile: A Story About Coping With the Loss of a Parent By Kaplow, Julie, Pincus, Donna Always and Forever By Alan Durant,Alan Durant Grandpa's Boat By Catchpool, Michael The Great Big Book of Feelings By Hoffman, Mary The Copper Tree By Robinson, Hilary Up in Heaven By Clark, Emma Chichester The Rainbow Bridge: A Visit to Pet Paradise By Raeside, Adrian The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages By Leo Buscaglia When Grandpa Goes To Heaven By Russel, Jayna, Silva, Bianca
