Children / Families in Distress
These recommended books can help children cope with divorce, divorce, abuse, anger, illness, disease, death, or other family crises.
AIDS
Summaries of children's books about AIDS, many of which deal with the death of a loved one.
Summaries of children's books about AIDS, many of which deal with the death of a loved one.
Alzheimer’s Disease
Journals designed to help children and parents cope with the stress and grief associated with the disease by using writing and art to express their feelings.
Journals designed to help children and parents cope with the stress and grief associated with the disease by using writing and art to express their feelings.
Cancer
Briefly annotated list of books, both fiction and non-fiction, from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.
Briefly annotated list of books, both fiction and non-fiction, from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.
Children in Distress
Order books, videos, CD-ROMs to deal with such anger, abuse, divorce, self-esteem, conflict, death, and other emotional issues
Order books, videos, CD-ROMs to deal with such anger, abuse, divorce, self-esteem, conflict, death, and other emotional issues
Death, Grief and Mourning
An annotated bibliography of recommended books for children and adolescents from the Barr-Harris Children's Grief Center in Chicago, Illinois.
An annotated bibliography of recommended books for children and adolescents from the Barr-Harris Children's Grief Center in Chicago, Illinois.
Diabetes
Recommended books, both fiction and non-fiction for elementary and middle school age children, from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.
Recommended books, both fiction and non-fiction for elementary and middle school age children, from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.
Families in Crisis Books for Children
A list of books for younger and older readers, with brief descriptions, from the Seattle Public Library.
A list of books for younger and older readers, with brief descriptions, from the Seattle Public Library.
Fig Pudding
Reviews of author Ralph Fletcher's book for 9-12 year olds about a boy's account of his family's year and their coping with the accidental death of one of his brothers.
Reviews of author Ralph Fletcher's book for 9-12 year olds about a boy's account of his family's year and their coping with the accidental death of one of his brothers.
What's Heaven?
A gentle story by journalist Maria Shriver to help explain death to a child.
A gentle story by journalist Maria Shriver to help explain death to a child.