Straightforward, gentle, useful, and engaging.
Grandpa allows that no one really knows what happens after death, but he tells Christopher that some people think of heaven (a place without sadness or war), others of rebirth.
Their simple exchange covers a lot of philosophical ground.
But I hope not too soon.
Are you going to die, Grandpa? Someday, sweetheart. - Kirkus Reviews When Grandpa suggests that a caterpillar might die if Christopher puts it in a jar.
Straightforward, gentle, useful, and engaging