Resource Hub · Book Library
Sometimes the right words help us understand what we’re feeling, connect with others, or simply feel less alone. Explore books selected by Ele’s Place for children, teens, and adults navigating grief.
Search by title or author, or choose a grief topic. Some books appear under more than one topic.
Ten lessons shared by a grieving father, offering understanding and guidance.
Offers guidance to adolescents confronting the suicide of a friend or concern about a friend contemplating suicide.
A child and her father talk about her mother's suicide.
Discusses feelings, reaching out, fathers, other children, fears, and community support.
Personal stories and commentary about grief.
A grandmother leaves her granddaughter a letter about death and living fully.
A four-year-old learns about the death of his great-grandmother.
An evidence-based, accessible guide to understanding miscarriage and recurrent pregnancy loss.
Based on experience with dying children and their families, addressing parents' fears and grief.
A powerful, inspiring, and practical book about building resilience and moving forward after life's inevitable setbacks.
Guidance for grieving people and supporters.
A girl struggles with sadness, guilt, and anger after her father dies.
A teenager grieves after her best friend dies in an accident.
These selections come from Ele’s Place book lists for children, teens, and adults. Each person grieves differently, and a book that helps one person may not feel right for another. Caregivers can preview a book before sharing it with a child. Purchase links lead to outside websites; Ele’s Place does not sell these books.
For questions about supporting a grieving child or teen, contact Ele’s Place.
Has a book helped you or someone you care about feel understood, connected, or less alone? Or are you an author who would like to share your book with Ele’s Place? We welcome your suggestion for the Pages of Hope library.
Suggestions are reviewed by Ele’s Place before being added to the library. Please do not include sensitive personal details. Contact information is optional and will only be used if we need to follow up about your recommendation.
Hello. Our website is being updated. This may your experience. This is temporary and we appreciate you patience.