Goodbye Gram

by Amy Greenberg (2008, Boulden, 9.95)
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Through the use of humor and fond memories, Amy's story prompts kids to remember all the pecial things about their lost loved one. This book helps bring some laughter to a child's heavy heart at a time when it is most needed, while stressing that love never dies. Children are also provided the opportunity to share their remembrances with others through the use of a few imple activities provided at the end of the story. Color. Grades 1-5. [8” x 8”…42 pages]

When Your Grandparent Dies: A Child's Guide to Good Grief

by Victoria Ryan (2002, Abbey Press, 7.95)
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Losing a grandparent is often a child's first experience with grief. The ordeal can be as bewildering as it is painful. Explaining what happened from a child's-eye view, that little elves in this book depict the difficult days before, after, and beyond a grandparent's death. [8” x 8”…32 pages]

This book is part of The Elf-Help Books for Kids Series.

Grandma's Gone to Live in the Stars

by Max Haynes (2000, Whitman, 15.95/hardback)
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A simple, tender story of the death of a beloved grandmother. But this story is told by Grandma herself as she peacefully says goodbye to her sleeping children and grandchildren and then, in turn, to all the earthly things she has loved and rises to her new home in the stars. This serene and beautiful book is for all children and their families, regardless of religious beliefs. Color. Grades K-2. [8” x 10”...32 pages]

Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs

by Tomie dePaola (1973, Puffin, 6.99)
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Every Sunday, Tommy runs into the house, says hello to his grandmother, Nana Downstairs, in the kitchen, then runs up the back stairs to his great-grandmother, Nana Upstairs, in her bedroom. A wonderful generational story that has become a classic. Color. Grades K-2. [8” x 10”...32 pages]

The Saddest Time

by Norma Simon (1986, Whitman, 6.95)
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These three short stories deal sensitively with the deaths of a young uncle with a terminal illness, of a classmate killed in an accident, and of a grandparent. Each is told in about ten pages of illustrated text. Grades 1-4. [8” x 9”...36 pages]

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