The following book reviews are written by Kara staff, volunteers and clients. Each book review provides a link to Amazon Books if you would like to purchase it. A percentage of all Amazon purchases come back to Kara to help support our services.

Young Children (5-8)

• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, by Judith Viorst, 1972.
  
  
• And Peter Said Goodbye, by Liz Farrington, 1993.
  
  
• Anne and the Sand Dobbies, by John B. Coburn, 1980.
  
  
• Badger's Parting Gifts, by Susan Varley, 1984.
  
  
• Beyond the Ridge, by Paul Goble, 1993.
  
  
• The Big Bad Bully Bear, by Ginnie Hofmann, 1996.
  
  
• The Caterpillar and the Polliwog, by Jack Kent, 1982.
  
  
• Children Are Not Paper Dolls, by Erin Linn, 1982.
  
  
• Children Facing Grief, by Janis Loomis Romond, 1989.
  
  
• Everett Anderson's Goodbye, by Lucille Clifton, 1983.
  
  
• The Fall of Freddie the Leaf, by Leo Buscaglia, Ph.D., 1982.
  
  
• Gotta Go! Gotta Go!, by Sam Swope, 2000.
  
  
• How it Feels When a Parent Dies, by Jill Krementz, 1981.
  
  
• I'll See You in My Dreams, by Pat Palmer, 1994.
  
  
• I Wish I Could Hold Your Hand, by Pat Palmer, 1994.
  
  
• The Jester Has Lost His Jingle, by David Saltzman, 1995.
  
  
• Little Tree, by Joyce C. Mills, Ph.D., 1992.
  
  
• Meditation for Kids, by Laurie Fisher Huck, 1995.
  
  
• Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, by Gerald G. Jampolsky, M.D., Diane V. Cirincione, 1991.
  
  
• My Brother Joey Died, by Gloria Houston, 1982.
  
  
• My Pet Died, by Rachel Biale, 1997.
  
  
• Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs, by Tomie dePaola, 1973.
  
  
• Sad Isn't Bad, by Michaelene Mundy, 1998.
  
  
• Saying Goodbye to Daddy, by Judith Vigna, 1991.
  
  
• Ship of Dreams, by Dean Morriseey, 1994.
  
  
• Straight from the Siblings -- Another Look at the Rainbow, by Gloria Murray and Gerald G. Jampolsky M.D., 1982.
  
  
• Tear Soup, by Pat Schwiebert, Chuck DeKlyen, 2003.
  
  
• The Tenth Good Thing About Barney, by Judith Virost, 1971.
  
  
• Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods That Make My Day, by Jamie Lee Curtis, 1998.
  
  
• Tough Boris, by Mem Fox, 1994.
  
  
• Water Bugs and Dragonflies, by Doris Stickney, 1982.
  
  
• When Dinosaurs Die -- A Guide to Understanding Death, by Laurie Krasny Brown & Marc Brown, 1996.
  
  
• When I Die, Will I Get Better?, by Joeri Breebaart, 1993.
  
  
• When I'm Feeling Angry, by Trace Moroney, 2006.
  
  
• When Someone Dies, by Sharon Greenlee, 1992.
  

Young Children (8-12)

• Blew and the Death of the Mag, by Wendy Lichtman, 1975.
  
  
• Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson, 1977.
  
  
• Children Are Not Paper Dolls, by Erin Linn, 1982.
  
  
• Children Facing Grief, by Janis Loomis Romond, 1989.
  
  
• Flip Flop Girl, by Katherine Paterson, 1994.
  
  
• Losing Uncle Tim, by Marykate Jordan, 1982.
  
  
• My Brother Joey Died, by Gloria Houston, 1982.
  
  
• Straight from the Siblings -- Another Look at the Rainbow, by Gloria Murray and Gerald G. Jampolsky M.D., 1982.
  

Teens (12+)

• Children Facing Grief, by Janis Loomis Romond, 1989.
  
  
• Fire in my Heart, Ice in my Veins, by Enid Samuel Traisman, 1992.
  
  
• Help for the Hard Times, Getting Through Loss, by Earl Hipp, 1995.
  
  
• If I Die and When I Do, by Franki and Barbara Sternberg, 1980.
  
  
• I Will Remember You, by Laura Dower, 2001.
  
  
• Mister God, This is Anna, by Anna Fynn, 1974.
  
  
• Redemption of the Shattered: A Teenager's Healing Journey Through Sandtray Therapy, by Bob Livingstone, 2001.
  
  
• Straight from the Siblings -- Another Look at the Rainbow, by Gloria Murray and Gerald G. Jampolsky M.D., 1982.
  
  
• Straight Talk About Death for Teenagers, by Earl Grollman, 1993.
  
  
• You Shouldn't Have to Say Goodbye, by Patricia Hermes, 1982.
  

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