Grandad Bill's Song
by Jane Yolen
Illustrated by Melissa Bay Mathis
Well, I cried as I read this story. (For the record, I cry easily... but.. this one really got to me.) A young boy asks his family members what they did on the day his grandfather died. Each shares their special relationship with his grandfather, and Yolen simply, and poetically describes the many emotions surrounding death.
I thought this book was beautifully written. Simple, and straight forward- yet full of emotion. The illustrations depict the young boy talking with his family members, as well as photo album images of his grandfather in earlier years.
This would be a great book to share with young children coping with issues of death and loss.
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