Saturday, March 23, 2013

Stones for Grandpa by Renee Londner - ESSENTIAL


Londner, Renee Stones for Grandpa, illustrations by Martha Aviles.  Kar-Ben (Lerner), 2013.  $7.95.  PICTURE BOOK.  

A little boy has missed his Grandpa in the year since he passed away.  His mother comforts him and with family and friends they visit the cemetery to unveil his tombstone and place the rocks for remembrance on it.  While the book is filled with little Jewish traditions and holiday bits, they are minor characters compared to the little boy and his love for his departed Grandpa.  

I really had a hard not crying at the end.  Just beautiful.  It would be perfect for any child dealing with death.  And I love the thought of special rocks, rather than flowers, at a gravesite.  

EL (K-3), EL – ESSENTIAL.  Cindy, Library Teacher

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