Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs

An autobiographical picture book that gently introduces young readers to the concept of grief. Tommy, a young child who regularly visits his grandmother and great-grandmother one day finds that his great-grandmother is no longer there. He must then learn to say good-bye.

First sentence: When Tommy was a little boy, he had a grandmother and a great-grandmother.

Year

1987

Language

English

Publisher

G. P. Putnam's Sons

Editions

19

Pages

27

ISBN

9780399203008

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