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Death of a Grandparent: Resource List

Books for Children

Ages 3 to 8

  • Animal Crackers; by Bridget Marshall; Centering Corporation, 1998
  • Annie and the Old One; by Miska Miles; Econo-Clad Books, 1999
  • Badger's Parting Gifts; by Susan Varley; Econo-Clad Books, 1999
  • Bye, Mis' Lela; by Dorothy Carter; Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1998
  • Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs; by Tomie dePaola; Puffin, 2000
  • Grandad Bill's Song; by Jane Yolen; Putnam, 1998
  • Grandma, I'll Miss You; by Kathryn Slattery; Chariot Books, 1993
  • Grandma's Gone to Live in the Stars; by Max Haynes; Albert Whitman, 2000
  • My Grandma Died: A Child's Story About Death and Loss; by Lory Britain; Parenting Press, 2003
  • My Grandson Lew; by Charlotte Zolotw; Harper, 2001
  • Poppy's Chair; by Karen Hesse; Scholastic, 2000
  • The Grandad Tree; by Trish Cooke; Candlewick Press, 2000
  • The Hickory Chair; by Lisa Fraustino; Arthur Levine Books, 2000
  • When Your Grandparent Dies: A Child’s Guide to Good Grief; by Victoria Ryan; Abbey Press, 2002
  • Where is Grandpa?; by T.A. Barron; Philomel Books, 2000

Ages 9 to 12

  • Grandfather Hurant Lives Forever; by Susanna Pitzer; illustrated by Kyra Teis; Centering Corporation, 2001
  • Sun & Spoon; by Kevin Henkes, 1997

Young Adult

  • After the Rain; by Norma Fox Mazer; Econo-Clad, 1999
Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.
Pediatric Advisor 2012.2 published by RelayHealth.
Last modified: 2010-06-04
Last reviewed: 2010-06-04
This content is reviewed periodically and is subject to change as new health information becomes available. The information is intended to inform and educate and is not a replacement for medical evaluation, advice, diagnosis or treatment by a healthcare professional.
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