Recommended Reading List

Death of Pet and Euthanasia:



• Herb & Mary Montgomery.  A Final Act of Caring.  Montgomery Press. P.O. Box 24124. Minneapolis, MN 55424   ($4.45 per copy plus $1.50 shipping and handling)



• B. Fogel.  Inter-relations Between People and Pets.  Charles C. Thomas Co., 1981.



• Mark A. Rosenberg, V.M.D.  Companion Animal Loss & Pet Owner Grief.  ALPO's Professional Relations. May be obtained through most local veterinarians.



• Shirl & J.W. Potter, Sr. and George J. Loss.  Death of a Pet..  Guideline Publications. P.O. Box 245. Stamford, NY 12167.   (1-800-552-1076)   $2.50 per copy.

  
• H.A. Nieburg & A. Fischer. Pet Loss:  A Thoughtful Guide for Adults and Children.  Harper & Row.  (1-800-331-3761; 1-800-328-3443)

  
• J.E. Quakenbush & D. Graveline.  When Your Pet Dies:  How to Cope with Your Feelings.  Simon & Shuster. 1230 Ave. of the Americas. New York, NY 10020.   (212) 698-7000

  
• Pet Loss and Human Emotion: When the Question if Euthanasia.  Contact American Veterinary Medical Association at 1-800-248-AVMA.  May also be obtained through most local veterinarians.

  
• The Loss of Your Pet.  American Animal Hospital Association's Member Service Center at 1-800-252-2242.  May also be obtained through most local veterinarians.

  
• Herb & Mary Montgomery.  Good-bye My Friend: Grieving the Loss of a Pet.  Montgomery Press.

  
• Kenneth Doka, PhD.  Life Beyond Loss.  Guideline Publications. Geared toward loss of people not pets but may still be helpful.

  
• Ann Kaiser Stearns.  Living Through Personal Crisis.  Ballantine.

  
• Betty White.  Pet Love.  William Morrow.




For Younger Children:



• Carol Carrick.  The Accident.  Houghton Mifflin.



• Peter Stillman.  Answers to a Child's Questions About Death.  Guideline publications.



• Margaret Wise Brown.  The Dead Bird.  Harper-Collins.



• Leo Buscaglia.  Freedie, the Leaf.  Holt, Rhinehart and Winston.



• Hans Wilhelm.  I'll Always Love You.  Crown Publications.



• Charlotte Graeber.  Mustard.  Macmillan Publishing.



• S. Sibbit.  Oh, Where Has My Pet Gone.  B. Libby Press. 1426 Holdridge Circle. Wayzata, MN 55392   ($11.95 plus shipping and handling)   This book is also good for Older Children and Adults.



• Judith Viorst.  The Tenth Good Thing About Barney.  Macmillan Publishing.



• J. Boulden.  Saying Goodbye Activity Book.  Jim Boulden Publications, Santa Rosa, CA. Jim Boulden. P.O. Box 9358. Santa Rosa, CA 95405    (707) 538-3797




For Older Children:



• E.B. White.  Charlotte's Web.  HarperCollins.



• Sandol Stoddard Warburg.  Growing Time.  Haugton Mifflin.



• Doris Sanford.  It Must Hurt a Lot.  Multnomah Press.



• Brian Mellonie and Robert Ingpen.  Lifetimes.  Bantam Books.



• Judith Bisiganaro.  Living with Death.  Good Apple Publications. A version is also available for children 4-10 years of age.



• Marjorie Rawlings.  The Yearling.  Macmillan Publishing.