Barkley's Gone
Olivia's House offers this program to our area school districts at no cost. We introduce age appropriate discussions about grief surrounding the death of a pet. Time can be spent reading and discussing our favorite pet loss books, creating memory crafts, and having a snack of animal crackers together! A pet loss workbook is sent home with each child. In a partnership with the SPCA of York, adoption fees are discounted for families who wish to adopt a new pet.
For more information about this program, as well as to arrange for a personal tour of Olivia's House, please email our Bereavement Specialist or call 717-699-1133.
Pet Loss Resources
| Author | Title | Age Group |
| Guidelines Publications | Death of a Pet: Answers to Questions | Children |
| Robie Harris | Goodbye Mousie | Children |
| Suzanne Tamberrino | Grunt | Children |
| Hans Wilhelm | I'll Always Love You | Children |
| Amy Ehrlich | Maggie and Silky and Joe | Children |
| Connie Owens | Missing Maggie: The Death of a Pet | Children |
| Ben Keckler | My Friend Matilda | Children |
| Rachel Baile | My Pet Died | Children |
| Kathleen Hemery | Not Just a Fish | Children |
| Anne Fontaine | Ocho Loved Flowers | Children |
| Joy Johnson | Remembering Rafferty | Children |
| James Steele | Sadie Listens | Children |
| Evaline Ness | Sam, Bangs & Moonshine | Children |
| Laurie Halse Anderson | Say Good-Bye | Children |
| Marge Eaton Heegaard | Saying Goodbye to Your Pet | Children |
| Judith Viorst | The Tenth Good Thing About Barney | Children |
| Mem Fox | Tough Boris | Children |
| Fred Rogers | When a Pet Dies | Children |
| Marty Tousley | Children and Pet Loss: A Guide for Helping | Adult |
| Betty Commack | Grieving the Death of a Pet | Adult |
| Kymberly Smith | Healing the Pain of Pet Loss | Adult |
| Greene, Lorri & Landis, Jacquelyn | Saying Good-bye to the Pet You Love | Adult |
| Wallace Sife | The Loss of A Pet | Adult |
| Alan Wolfelt | When Your Pet Dies: A Guide to Mourning, Remembering, and Healing | Adult |
