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Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs

by Tomie dePaola · March 2, 1987

Cover of Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs
Popularity 66

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.

FictionGrandmothersDeathGreat-grandmothersOld ageJuvenile fictionChildren and deathGrief for young childrenDeath, fictionGrandparents, fictionOld age, fictionPicture books