Suggested books: Funerals/Cemeteries/Shiva for children
Tell Me, Papa (Ages 6-10)
by Joy and Marv Johnson
(A grandfather speaks to children of funerals - explaining preparation of the
body, role of funeral director, vocabulary of death-related things. It is also
a compassionate story.)
Publisher: Centering Corporation, 1978, 1-402-553-1200
After the Funeral
by Jane Lorette Winsch, 1995 (Reassures about common fears following a death;
multicultural)
Thank You for Coming to Say Goodbye
by J. Roberts and J. Johnson
(Compassionate information on how to involve children in funerals - before,
during and after.)
I Had A Friend Named PeterOut of print, check library
by Janice Cohn, 1987
(Picture book - Parents and teacher explain death, funeral and burial)
Daddy's Chair (Shiva) Out of print, check library
by Sandy Lanton, 1990 (Michael comes to terms with Daddy's death during the
week of observing Shiva)
The Mountains of Tibet: A Child's Journey Through Living and Dying
by Mordicai Gerstein Barefoot Books, Ltd., 1987
(Tibetan Buddhist teachings on life and death in picture book form)
Cemetery Quilt
by Kent and Alice Ross Houghton Mifflin
(A very wise story of a girl who goes to her grandfather's funeral and talks
to her grandmother
about death and how she feels.)
Compiled by Judy Young, M.Ed., Grief Counselor, Allina Hospitals and Clinics
Phone: 651-241-4026
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