BOOK DISTRIBUTION DURING COVID 

Our support group is not currently meeting in person due to Covid 19. If you are a parent in the Madison community served by our support group, and would like access to books, please email our support group facilitator, Emily, [email protected] 

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Bereaved Parents:
Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief by Joanne Cacciatore
The Good Grief Club by Monica Novak
An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination by   Elizabeth McCracken
A Silent Sorrow: Pregnancy Loss Guidance and Support for You and Your Family by Ingrid Kohn and Perry Lynn-Moffit
Empty Cradle, Broken Heart by Deborah Davis
They were Still Born by Janel C Atlas 
Healing Your Grieving Heart After Miscarriage: 100 Practical Ideas for Parents and Families by Alan Wolfelt
Healing Your Grieving Heart After Stillbirth: 100 Practical Ideas for Parents and Families by Alan Wolfelt
Miscarriage: A Book For Parents by Joy and Marv Johnson
Chicken Soup for the Grieving Soul by Jack Canfield 
Empty Cradle A Full Heart by Christine O'Keeffe Lafser
​The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans
The Light Between Oceans by M L Stedman
Notes for the Everlost: A Field Guide to Grief by Kate Inglis
Almost a Mother: Love, Loss, and Finding Your People When Your Baby Dies by Christy Wopat
The Empty Chair: Handling Grief on Holidays and Special Occasions by Susan J. Zonnebelt-Smeenge and Robert C. De Vries
Hope for Today, Promises for Tomorrow: Finding Light Beyond the Shadow of Miscarriage or Infant Loss by Teske Drake
Stillbirth, Yet Still Born by Deborah Davis

Fathers:
A Guide for Fathers by Tim Nelson
When Men Grieve by Elizabeth Levang
Once More We Saw Stars: A Memoir by Jayson Greene
Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back by Kelly Farley

Teens:
​After the loss of your baby, For Teen Mothers by Connie Nykiel

Difficult Decisions:
Our Heartbreaking Choices by Christie Brooks
A Gift of Time: Continuing Your Pregnancy When Your Baby's Life is Expected to be Brief by Amy Kuebelbeck and Deborah Davis

Grandparents:
A Grandparent's Sorrow by Pat Schweibert
For Bereaved Grandparents by Margaret Gerner

Couples:
For Better or Worse: A Handbook for Couples Whose Child Has Died by Maribeth Wilder Doerr
Healing Together by Marcie Lester and Sandra Lovell
Couple Communication After a Baby Dies by Ilse, Sherokee and Tom Nelson
Grieving Parents: Surviving Loss as a Couple by Nathalie Himmelrich

Children: 
Ethan's Butterflies by Christine Jonas-Simpson
Someone Came Before You by Pat Schwiebert by Cathy Blanford
Something Happened by Cathy Blanford
Thumpy's Story (book) by Nancy Dodge
Sharing With Thumpy (journal) by Nancy Dodge
We Were Going to Have a Baby But We Had an Angel Instead by Pat Schwiebert
Tear Soup by Pat Schwiebert, et al
Waterbugs and Dragonflies by Doris Stickney 
The Next Place by Hanson, Warren
Children Grieve Too - Helping Children Cope with Grief by Joy and Dr. S.M. Johnson
Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You by Nancy Tillman
Where's Jess by Joy and Marv Johnson
The Memory Box: A Book About Grief by Joanna Rowland
The Rabbit Listened by  Cori Doerrfeld
Perfectly Imperfect Family by Amie Lands

Journals:
A Momma's Heart: Comfort for Loss Moms by Bethany Conkel
Grief Journal for Parents
On Coming Alive: Journaling Through Grief by Berhndt, Lexi

Memory Books:
Hugged With Our Hearts: A Memory Book
We Hold You In Our Hearts: A Memory Book
Remember...A Child Remembers: A Write-in Memory Book for Grieving Children by Enid Samual Traisman

Spirituality:
I Will Carry You by Angie Smith
Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo
Imperfect Spirituality: Extraordinary Enlightenment for Ordinary People by Polly Campbell
A Painful Kind of Holy: Experiencing God's tender mercies and faithful presence before, during, and after miscarriage by Holly Joy Clemente
The Shack by Wm. Paul Young
Ethan's Butterflies: A Spiritual Book for Young Children and Parents After the Loss of a Baby by Christine Jonas-Simpson
Talking to Heaven: A Medium's Message of Life After Death by James Van Praagh
Anchored: A Bible Study for Miscarriage, Stillbirth, & Infant Loss by Erin Cushman
What Was Lost: A Christian Journey Through Miscarriage by Elise Erikson Barrett
Loved Baby: 31 Devotions Helping you Grieve and Cherish Your Child after Pregnancy Loss by Sarah Philpott
Holding On To Hope: A Pathway through Suffering to the Heart of God by Nancy Guthrie
Big George: The Autobiography of an Angel
Spirit Babies: How to Communicate with the Child you're Meant to Have by Walter Makichen


Finding Hope:
Angelic Presence by Cathi Lammert and Sue Friedeck
Hope for Today, Promises for Tomorrow by Teske Grake
You are the Mother of All Mothers by Angela Miller
Naming the Child: Hope-filled Reflections on Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Death by Jenny Schroedel

Pregnancy After Loss:
Pregnancy After A Loss by Carol Cirulli Lanham
Sunshine After the Storm
Pregnancy After a Loss: A Guide to Pregnancy after a miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death by Carol Cirulli Lanham
Celebrating Pregnancy Again by Cox, Franchesca
Another Baby? Maybe... by Ilse, Sherokee
Expecting Sunshine by Alexis Marie Chute
Joy at the End of the Rainbow by Amanda Ross-White
Trying Again: A Guide to Pregnancy After Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss by Ann Douglas and John R. Sussman
When Pregnancy Follows a Loss: Preparing for the Birth of Your New Baby by Joann O'Leary and Clare Thorwick

En Espanol:
Sopa de Lagrimas by Schwiebert, Pat
Brazos Vacios (Empty Arms in Spanish)Sherokee Ilse

We are always interested in what other parents have found to be helpful and healing.  Please let us know if there are books you think would be good additions to our list, or bring any books along that you would like to donate in memory of your little one <3 ​

Many of the books above can be purchased in hard copy and Kindle versions on Amazon or at ​Centering & Grief Magazine.