An art therapy and activity book for children coping with the death of someone they love. Sensitive exercises address all the questions children may have during this emotional and troubling crisis. Children are encouraged to express in pictures what they are often incapable of expressing in words.

What's Heaven?
by Maria Shriver, Sandra Speidel (Illustrator)

Borne from actual questions asked by her own daughters, journalist Maria Shriver's What's Heaven? is a gentle narrative following the conversations that pass between a mother and a young daughter in the days immediately following the death of the child's special great-grandmother.

Loaded with positive, life-affirming advice for coping with loss as a child, this guide tells children what they need to know after a loss--that the world is still safe; life is good; and hurting hearts do mend. Written by a school counselor, this book helps comfort children facing of the worst and hardest kind of reality. Full color.

Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children
by Bryan Mellonie, Robert R. Ingpen (Contributor)

A pet . . . a friend . . . or a relative dies, and it must be explained to a child. This sensitive book is a useful tool in explaining to children that death is a part of life and that, eventually, all living things reach the end of their own special lifetimes.

Gives needed information to those who work with grieving children. Basic, reader friendly, and talks about what you really need to know and how children respond to grief from infancy to teen.

When Dinosaurs Die: Guide to Understanding Death
by Marc Tolon Brown (Illustrator), Laurie Krasny Brown, Brown &. Company Staff Little

This book addresses children's fears and curiosity head-on by answering some very basic questions: "Why does someone die?" "What does dead mean?" "What comes after death?" The forthright approach makes the subject seem less mysterious and provides kids with plenty to think about and discuss with their parents. It's the brightly colored artwork, however, that will really enable children to relax with the concept.

Families will find the Emswilers' book a steadying hand at a rocky time.

35 Ways to Help a Grieving Child
by Dougy Center Staff (Editor), Dougy Center for Grieving Child

The information in these pages is simple and practical and is drawn from the stories of the children and teenagers who have been on the front lines of grief. This guidebook addresses how to include children in decision making, what to expect from different ages of grieving children, and how to provide safe outlets for children to express emotion.

Editorial Review:
"This is a much needed, amazingly touching, helpful, hopeful, loving story for children of all ages (1-101)! Wonderful!"

Helping Children Cope With the Loss of a Loved One: A Guide for Grownups
by William C. Kroen, Pamela Espeland (Editor)

Dr. William Kroen offers sound advice, comfort and compassion to any adult helping a child cope with death. Weaving in anecdotes about real children and their families, he explains how children from infancy through age 18 perceive and react to death and offers suggestions for how to respond to children at different ages and stages. Specific strategies are offered to guide and support them through the grieving process.

Drawing upon his unique position as a minister, parent, and mortician's son, Joey O'Connor writes compassionately about issues surrounding death and dying, teaching how to help children trust God and celebrate life--and to deal with, learn from, and grow in the face of death.