Resources

When we are on our grief journey, we often times need different resources to help us along the way. This is a list that has different groups and organizations that have relevant information as well as different books for adults and children. I have read or had experience with each of the organizations or books!

Grief Organizations

The Dougy Center, Portland, Oregon: https://www.dougy.org

Journey of Hope, Plano, Texas: https://johgriefsupport.org

The Warm Place, Fort Worth, Texas: https://www.thewarmplace.org

Bo’s Place, Houston, Texas: https://www.bosplace.org/en/

National Alliance of Grieving Children: https://childrengrieve.org

Actively Moving Forward, a nationwide grief group for young adults: https://healgrief.org/actively-moving-forward/

Children’s Books

When Dinosaurs Die by Laurie Kransy Brown

The Invisible String by Patrice Karst

I Miss You: A First Look at Death by Pat Thomas

Tear Soup by Chuck DeKlyen and Pat Schwiebert

Saying Goodbye to Daddy by Judith Vigna

Ida, Always by Caron Levis

Ben’s Flying Flowers by Inger M. Maier

Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs by Tomie dePaola

The Scar by Charlotte Moundlic

Always By My Side by Susan Kerner

After Charlotte’s Mom Died by Cornelia Spelman

Hugs on the Wind by Marsha Diane Arnold

Always and Forever by Alan Durant

Samantha Jane’s Missing Smile by Julie Kaplow

Badgers Parting Gifts by Susan Varley

The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst