There are many excellent books to help you deal with pet loss and to help your children understand what has happened when their animal dies. If you have any suggestions for books that should be included here, please fill out the feedback form (accessible from the Main Menu) or email me at: [email protected]

BOOKS FOR ADULTS

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AUTHOR: Anderson M. - TITLE: Coping With Sorrow On The Loss of Your Pet - PUBLISHER: Alpine Publications Inc., 1996.

*AUTHOR: Church J A. - TITLE: Joy In a Wooly Coat; Living With, Loving & Letting Go of Treasured Animal Friends - PUBLISHER: Tiburon, Calif, H J Kramer Inc, 1987.

AUTHOR: Grollman E A. - TITLE: Talking About Death: A Dialogue Between Parent and Child - PUBLISHER: Beacon Press, 1990.

AUTHOR: Kubler-Ross E. - TITLE: Death, The Final Stage of Growth - PUBLISHER: Simon and Schuster, 1986.

AUTHOR: Nieburg H A, Fischer A. - TITLE: Pet Loss: A Thoughtful Guide for Adults and Children - PUBLISHER: Harper & Row, 1982.

AUTHOR: Lee L, Lee M. - TITLE: Absent Friend - PUBLISHER Henston Ltd. (England), 1992.

*AUTHOR: Lemieux C M. - TITLE: Coping With the Loss Of a Pet - PUBLISHER: Wallace R. Clark, 1988.

AUTHOR: Montgomery M, Montgomery H. - TITLE: Goodbye My Friend - PUBLISHER: Montgomery Press, 1991.

*AUTHOR: Quackenbusch J, Graveline D. - TITLE: When Your Pet Dies: How To Cope With Your Feelings - PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster, 1985.

AUTHOR: Sife W. - TITLE: The Loss of a Pet - PUBLISHER: Howell Book House, 1993.

*The books marked with an asterisk are out of print, but you may be able to find them at the library

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN

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AUTHOR: Carrick, Carol - TITLE: The Accident - PUBLISHER: Seabury Press, 1978.

AUTHOR: Ehrlich, Amy - TITLE: Maggie and SIlky and Joe - PUBLISHER: Viking Childrens Books, 1994.

AUTHOR: Hunt, Robert - TITLE: Is My Dog in Heaven - A Biblical Answer - PUBLISHER: Vantage Press January, 1996.

AUTHOR: Nieburg H A, Fischer A. - TITLE: Pet Loss: A Thoughtful Guide for Adults and Children - PUBLISHER: Harper & Row, 1982.

AUTHOR: Rogers F. - TITLE: Mr. Rogers' First Experience: When a Pet Dies - PUBLISHER: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1988.

AUTHOR: Sibbitt S. - TITLE: Oh, Where Has My Pet Gone? A Pet Loss Memory Book, Ages 3-103 - PUBLISHER: Wayzata, Minn, 1991.

AUTHOR: Wild, Margaret - TITLE: TOBY - PUBLISHER: Ticknor & Fields, 1994.

AUTHOR: Wilhelm H. - TITLE: I'll Always Love You - PUBLISHER - Crown Publishers Inc, 1985.