The Books with an asterick [*] are available from the BC Children's Hospital Family Resource Library. Please call 604.875.2345, x.7644, to borrow these books.
Public libraries or local Hospice Societies may have some of the books on our lists. You may also find some at www.banyen.com or www.odinbooks.ca or www.wpspublish.com or www.robertspress.ca.

The library also provides internet searches for families, materials on normal growth and development, and referrals to support groups. Books not available through the Family Resource Library can be purchased at most major book stores or through the links on this site.

Books About Father's grief

After the Death of a child*
Ann K. Finkbeiner
Examines long term parental grief, the differing ways mothers and fathers grieve, helps parents move through grief, go on with their lives but never forget their children who have died.

Finding your Way*
R. Reimer & Janne Davies
Discusses the process of grief for all members of a family. Includes poems and proverbs from numerous cultures.

Healing a father's grief*
William Schatz
This booklet looks at grief and loss from a father's perspective.

Men & Grief
Carol Staudacher
Grief from the male perspective.

When bad things happen to good people*
Harold S. Kushner
A man of great religious faith addresses the question of "Why has God done this to me?" He explores the guilt, anger, and loss of faith which frequently accompany a tragic event.

O Susan: Looking Forward with Hope After the Death of a Child
James W. Angell
A true classic about the meaning of hope when confronted by the death of the young. Written by a father who suffered the tragic loss of his twenty-one year old daughter, Susan.

Parental Grief: Solace and Resolution
Dennis Klass
Explores the unique nature of parental bereavement and the process through which it can finally be resolved. Based on the author's own extensive research with peer support groups of grieving parents, the book examines how a parent's sense of self and relationships with others are redefined when a child dies.

The Fall of the Sparrow: Of Death and Dreams and Healing
Kent. L. Koppelman
A compelling and honest story of one father's search for meaning and healing following the sudden death of his son.

When Good-bye is Forever: Learning to Live Again After the Loss of a Child
John Bramblett
After the death of their youngest child, two-year-old Christopher, John Bramblett began writing this deeply moving and honest story of how he and his family coped with the nearly unbearable pain of losing their son.

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