Below is an overview of books that are highly recommended by perinatal loss parents in our nest. Links to purchase on Amazon are provided, however, we have many of these books available through our lending library at our office in Blackwood, NJ for local families.

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Three Little Birds Publications

• Remembering Baby Bird - Perinatal bereavement support books for siblings/little loved ones. This story details the feelings of all members of the family and encourages them to find ways to remember their late sibling. Four versions available - English, Spanish, LGBTQ moms, LGBTQ dads. Purchase on Etsy.

• A Nest for my Heart – Part self-help guide/baby book, this journal is for loss mamas to explore their grief, find signs and symbols for their baby, acknowledge each stage of grief and encourage families to find ways to parent their baby from beyond the grave. Purchase on Etsy.

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Perinatal grief books for parents

• All Babies are Born by Catherine Gordon

• Silent Grief: Miscarriage-Child Loss: Finding Your Way Through the Darkness by Clara Hinton. 

• Life after Loss: A Practical Guide to Renewing Your Life after Experiencing Major Loss by Bob Deits

• Mother of all Mothers by Angela Miller

• For the Bereaved: The Road to Recovery by Austin H. Kutscher

• Rebirth: The Journey of Pregnancy After a Loss by Gwyneth Bryant, MD

• 35 Ways to Help a Grieving Child by Dougy Center Staff

• I'll Hold You In Heaven Remembrance Book by Debbie Heyrick

• It's ok that you're not ok: Meeting grief and loss in a culture that does not understand by Megan Devine

• An Empty Cradle, a Full Heart: Reflections for Mothers and Fathers After Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Infant Death by Christine O’Keiffe Lafser

• Awakening from Grief: Finding the Way Back to Joy by John E. Welshons

• Love Mom: A Mother’s Journey From Loss to Hope by Cynthia Baseman

• Writing to Heal the Soul: Transforming Grief and Loss Through Writing by Susan Zimmerman

• Your Guide to Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss, by Dr. Kate White

• Empty Arms: Coping After Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death by Sherokee Ilse

• Guiding Your Child Through Grief by James P. Emswiler and Mary Ann Emswiler

• Hope is Like the Sun; Finding Hope and Healing After Miscarriage, Stillbirth or Infant Death by Lisa Church

• The Worst Loss: How Families Heal from the Loss of a Child by Barbara Rosof

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Perinatal grief books for dads/non-birthing parents

• Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back by Kelly Farley and David DiCola

• Strong And Tender: A Guide For The Father Whose Baby Has Died by Pat Schwiebert 

• A Guide For Fathers: When A Baby Dies by Tim Nelson

• Swallowed by a Snake: The Gift of the Masculine Side of Healing by Thomas R Golden

• Permission to Mourn by Tom Zuba

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Perinatal grief books for siblings/little loved ones

• Something Happened by Cathy Blanford

• We were gonna have a baby, but we had an angel instead by Pat Schwiebert

• Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss by Pat Schwiebert and Chuck DeKlyen

• The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages by Leo F. Buscaglia

• The Gift of Memory: A Keepsake to Commemorate the Loss of a Loved One by Marianne Richmond

• The Saddest Time by Norma Simon

• What’s Heaven by Maria Shriver

• When Bad Things Happen: A Guide to Help Kids Cope by R. W. Alley

• After the Funeral by Jane Loretta Winsch

• Angel With the Golden Glow: A Family’s Journey Through Loss and Healing by Elissa Al-Chokhachy

• I Miss You: A First Look at Death by Pat Thomas

• Where’s Our Baby? by Valerie Oldfield

• When Someone Very Special Dies: Children Can Learn to Cope with Grief (Drawing Out Feelings) by Marge Heegaard

• After a Death: An Activity Book for Children by Amy Barrett Lindholm

• No New Baby: For Siblings Who Have a Baby Brother or Sister Die Before Birth by Marilyn Gryte

• Sad Isn’t Bad: A Good-Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing with Loss by R.W. Alley

• How Do We Tell the Children? Fourth Edition: A Step-by-Step Guide for Helping Children and Teens Cope When Someone Dies by Daniel Schaefer, PhD, and Christine Lyons

• When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death (Dino Tales: Life Guides for Families) by Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown

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Perinatal loss support books for grandparents

• A Grandparent’s Sorrow by Pat Schwiebert

• Grandparents...the forgotten grievers: A journal for grieving grandparents by Deena Cunningham

• Grieving Grandparents: Following miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS or other infant death by Sherokee Ilse and Lori Leininger

• Grandparents Cry Twice: Help for Bereaved Grandparents by Mary Lou Reed

• About What Was Lost: Twenty Writers on Miscarriage,Healing, and Hope by Jessica Berger Gross

• For Bereaved Grandparents by Margaret H. Gerner

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LGBTQ family planning and grief

• Confessions of the Other Mother by Harlyn Aizley 

• The Queer Parent’s Primer: A Lesbian and Gay Guide to Navigating the Straight World by Stephanie Brill

• The Lesbian Parenting Book by D. Merilee Clunis and G. Dorsey Green 

• And Baby Makes More: Known Donors, Queer Parents, and Our Unexpected Families by Susan Goldberg and Chloe Brushwood 

• The Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians: How to Stay Sane and Care for Yourself from Preconception to Birth by Rachel Pepper 

• Reproductive Losses: Challenges to LGBTQ Family-Making (Gender and Sexualities in Psychology) by Christa Craven