Death of sibling

Death of sibling

A summer to die. by Lowry. (10-14)
About Dying: An Open Family Book for Parents and Children Together by Sara Bonnett Stein
Alexandra the great. by Greene. (10-13)
All Shining in the Spring: The Story of a Baby Who Died by Siobhan Parkinson
Am I Still A Big Sister?, Audrey Bernheimer Weir, illustrated by Susannah Hart Thomer, 1992. Fallen Leaf Press, PO Box 942, Newton, PA 18940-0845.
And you give me a pain, Elaine by Pevsner. (10-13)
BADGER’S PARTING GIFTS, by Susan Varley.
Billy Dead. by Reardon. (adult)
A BIRTHDAY PRESENT FOR DANIEL, by Juliet Rothman.
A BLESSING IN DISGUISE, by Eleanora Tate.
Crazy Horse Electric Game by Chris Crutcher deals peripherally with a high school boy's loss of a younger sister.
Dancing on the Moon by Janice Roper -- Six-year-old Carly experiences confusion and sadness following the death of her baby brother.
Everett Anderson's Goodbye. by Lucille Clifton.
GRANDMA’S GONE TO LIVE IN THE STARS, by Max Haynes.
Handbooks of Childhood Death and Bereavement by Charles A. Corr
Healing the Hurt, Restoring the Hope: How to guide Children and Teens Through Times of Divorce, Death and Crisis with the RAINBOWS Approach by Suzy Yehl Marta (Rainbows Inc.)
Home from far by Little. (10-13)
I miss you : a first look at death by Pat Thomas
I Miss You, I Miss You! by Peter Pohl
I'll Miss You Mr. Hooper by Norman Stiles. The characters on Sesame St. deal with the death of their friend and neighbor, Mr. Hooper.
Island Keeper by Mazer
Island of the blue dolphins by O'Dell. (10+)
Jenny Angel by Margaret Wild
LAST WEEK MY BROTHER ANTHONY DIED, by Martha Whitmore Hickman.
Let's Talk about Going to a Funeral by Johnston
Lifetimes : a Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children by Bryan Mellonie and Robert Ingpen
Looking for Red by Angela Johnson-- is about a girl dealing with the loss of her older brother.
Many Stones by Caroly Coman (a Printz Honor book)
Mick Harte Was Here by Barbara Park tells of a 13-year old girl whose younger brother died in a bike accident and how she copes with the loss.
Missing May by Rylant is also about deep grief and the time it takes to come to terms with loss.
Molly's Rosebush by Janice Cohn (Stillborn infant)
Morgan's Baby Sister by Patricia Polin Johnson (Resource Publications,1993)
My Always Sister. In this 16-pg coloring book, Callie remembers back to when her baby sister, Laura, was born and died.
Never Too Young to Know by Phyllis Silverman
NO NEWBORN BABY, by Marilyn Gryte.
Nobody's Fault by Hermes. (10-12)
Out of time by Schulman. (adult)
Rain is Not My Indian Name, by Cynthia Leitich Smith -- about a girl whose best friend and almost-boyfriend is killed.
Recovering from the Loss of a Sibling by Katherine F. Donnelly
Remembering Mog by Colby Rodowsky
Rosy in the Present Tense
Rudi's Pond by Eve Bunting
Sad Isn't Bad: A Good Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing with Loss by Michaelene Mundy
Say Goodnight, Gracie by Deavers. The boy and girl are like brother and sister. He gets hit by a car while on the way to a dance audition. She can hardly get over him. When her parents become concerned, her aunt helps her get therapy.
Self-portrait with ghosts by Dwyer. (adult)
Shattering Glass by Gail Giles
Smoke in mirrors by Krentz. (adult)
Squib by Bawden. (10-13)
Stacy Had Little Sister by Wende C. Old ( Albert Whitman, 1995) (About SIDS)
Stay by Sullivan, Mary. (adult)
That Summer by Tony Johnston
The Baby Project -- by Sarah Ellis Vancouver/Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre/A Groundwood Book, 1986
The Color of Absence
THE DEAD BIRD, by Margaret Wise Brown.
The Empty Place by Roberta Temes
The island Keeper by Mazer. (10-14)
THE NEXT PLACE, by Warren Hanson.
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst. A young boy thinks of all the good things about his cat who has died.
The way the family got away by Kimball. (adult)
This Book is for All Kids, but Especially My Sister Libby. Libby Died by Jack Simon
Today My Sister Died by Ronee Christy Domske
Waiting to vanish by Hood. (adult)
Waterbugs and Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Young Children by Doris Stickney (082981180X)
What about me? by Rodowsky. (11-13)
WHAT’S HEAVEN, by Maria Shriver.
When Dinosaurs Die by Laurie Brown
When I Die, Will I Get Better? By Joeri Breebaart (Peter Bedrick, 1993)
WHEN I WAS OLDER by Garret Weyr -- is about a high school girl dealing with the loss of her little brother and a boy the same age dealing with the loss of his mom.
Where's Jess? Ray and Jody Goldstein , a book for siblings aged 3-6,
You and a Death in Your Family by Antoine Wilson (Rosen, 2001)

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