Recommended Reading
A collection of works to help you HEAL your heart
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My Pet Memory Book: To Help A Child Through The...
Losing a pet is heartbreaking for all the family, but can be particularly difficult for a child.
This book will help any child who is grieving for a family pet who has died.
- The book allows them to fill...
Bella’s Light
Some lights don’t go out. They just change form.
Bella and her sister Lucy are inseparable, two Peekapoo sisters with hearts as one. But Bella has always been the anxious one: the little dog who shakes and worries and...
The Grieving Body
The follow-up to celebrated grief expert, neuroscientist, and psychologist Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor’s The Grieving Brain focuses on the impact of grief—and life’s other major stressors—on the human body.
Coping with death and grief is one of the most...
Unleash Your Grief: The Truth About Pet Loss
When author Renee S. Talbott lost her beloved 15-year-old dog, Rudy, to cancer, her heart broke in ways she never expected. The silence left behind was deafening, the grief overwhelming. In the wake of that loss, she discovered how deep,...
Where’s Big Dog?
Understanding loss and moving through grief for the whole family—particularly in cases of family pets—while highlighting remembrance and healing.
“Heartfelt and real.” — Christine Taylor & Ben Stiller
“One afternoon, quickly and peacefully, Big Dog died. It was...
Repairing the Heartbreak of Pet Loss Grief: 3 Phases of...
When you lose a pet, you lose a family member. It takes a piece of your heart you cannot get back.
A pet is not just a dog or a cat: a pet is your companion, your best friend. They...
Tails from Beyond the Paw Print: Twenty-two stories of love,...
Since 2009, attendees of Beyond the Paw Print Pet Loss Support Group meetings have found validation of their grief as they shared their stories of love, loss, and lessons learned in a caring, judgment-free atmosphere. It has long been Dr....
The Legacy of Beezer and Boomer: Lessons on Living and...
2010 Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards, 1st Place, "Life Stories"
2010 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, 1st Place, "Memoirs," Finalist, "Pets"
2010 National Indie Excellence Awards, 1st Place, "Animals/Pets"
2010 Nautilus Silver Award, "Grieving/Death & Dying"
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The Grieving Brain
NPR SciFri Book Club Pick
Next Big Idea Club's "Top 21 Psychology Books of 2022"
Behavioral Scientist Notable Books of 2022
A renowned grief expert and neuroscientist shares groundbreaking discoveries about what happens in our brain when we grieve, providing a...
Soul Dog: A Journey into the Spiritual Life of Animals
An exploration of animal spirituality and the ability of animals to communicate with humans even in the afterlife
• 2019 Coalition of Visionary Resources Gold Award and Industry Choice and Peoples Choice Award
• Chronicles the author’s profound relationship with...
Shelby’s Grace: From Abused Pup to Angel of Mercy
The Pit Bull With the Heart of Gold Joe Dwyer was a man facing challenges that seemed insurmountable. Battling depression and anxiety, he was broken and in need of serious help. Shelby was a young pit bull facing death. Damaged...
Saying Goodbye to Lulu
A young girl and her lovable dog, Lulu, are the best of friends. They play games together, explore their neighborhood, and even cuddle up to read bedtime stories each night. Lulu is the best dog a girl could ever hope...
Goodbye For Now
"Goodbye For Now" is a heartwarming and poignant picture book that explores the deep bond between a child, Little Grey and her beloved German Shepherd, Teddy. When Teddy is diagnosed with a terminal illness, Little Grey and her parents face...
When a Pet Dies
In this useful book from the First Experience series, the affable star of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood helps children share feelings of the loss of a pet while offering reassurance that grieving is a natural, healing thing to do.
"A sensitive and sensible...
Dogs Leave Paw Prints Everywhere, Especially Upon Your Heart: Forever...
The Reflection Journal for Dog Lovers provides the space to reflect on your dog and the special relationship you share from both your dog’s perspective as well as your own. Celebrate your dog’s life — write, draw and doodle as you are...
Goodbye to a Good Dog
Learn to Navigate Your Way Through Grief at the Loss of Your Beloved Pet
"Beautifully written with honesty and true compassion. Goodbye to a Good Dog is truly a book about love, a love that lives on until we meet...
Wolfie, What Is The Rainbow Bridge?
The love between a child and a dog is a precious bond. When it is time for our dogs to move on to the Rainbow Bridge, it can be a very sad and confusing time, especially for children. Wolfie, What...
My Pet Remembrance Journal
This grief workbook & keepsake journal is recommended for anyone who wants make sense of their grief and to create a keepsake of their beloved pet. It was designed to help sort out feelings through writing about your relationship and...
Heavenly Headbutts: Reflections of Hope about Cats and Eternity
When a beloved fur baby dies, you never get over it; you just get on with it. Yet, a glimmer of hope emerges for those who hold out the probability that their cat's story is not over yet--that there are...
Charlotte’s Web (Trophy Newbery)
Don’t miss one of America’s top 100 most-loved novels, selected by PBS’s The Great American Read.
This beloved book by E. B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic of children's literature that is "just about perfect."...