In this poignant story from Andrew Larsen, a child spends time with a beloved grandmother during her final days and experiences love that will last a lifetime.
The cool palette and simple lines in Dorothy Leung\'s art evoke empathy for the child\'s experience, while the presence of the birds adds life and hope to the visual story..
It will lead young readers to ask their own questions about life, death and how we remember those who die.
Larsen offers an authentic, straightforward presentation of the process of a loved one\'s death, from being sick, to going to the hospice, to participating less and less in their relationship, to death.
Using the motif of their shared love of birds and its physical manifestation in the form of the Bird Feeder allows for a continuity in the child\'s life that puts the loss in a larger context.
Award-winning author Andrew Larsen beautifully captures the special bond between a child and a grandparent, and sensitively deals with a child\'s loss of a loved one.
Difficult as it is, the child adjusts, knowing that, while the situation keeps changing, their love for each other never wavers.
After a while, though, Grandma continues to grow weaker, and her ability to interact lessens.
Hanging Grandma\'s Bird Feeder outside the window there makes things better.
After a while, though, Grandma\'s health declines, and she moves to the hospice.
And the child loves the time they now get to have together, drawing pictures of birds and talking about interesting things.
Grandma loves birds.
When Grandma gets sick and comes to stay at her grandchild\'s house, she brings her Bird feeder.
In this poignant story from Andrew Larsen, a child spends time with a beloved grandmother during her final days and experiences love that will last a lifetime
