A boy says farewell to a loved one as he imagines her walking on into her next journey, a moving and superbly illustrated story about loss and hope by Fry Bread author Kevin Noble Maillard and illustrated by acclaimed, award-winning artist Rafael López.
When a young boy’s grandmother walks on, he wonders where she’s gone.
Did she go to the market to buy ripe melons? Or maybe she’s in the garden, watering her herbs?
It feels like she’s somewhere far away, so the boy finds new ways to share stories about his day, hoping she can hear him.
Even her house feels like it’s waiting for her return. Then as the boy approaches the kitchen, the scent and memories of her cooking assure him that no matter where she is, her love will always be close by.
Because when someone walks on, they stay with us. They grow in our hearts and guide us as we walk in their footsteps.
Award-winning author of Fry Bread, Kevin Noble Maillard, breathes life and love into this intimate picture book about loss, with illustrations from renowned, best-selling artist, Rafael López.---from the publisher
40 pages 978-1250821980 Ages 4-8
Keywords: death and dying, loss, grief, moving on, letting go, grandmother, love, Native American, 4 year old, 5 year old, 7 year old, 8 year old, memories
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When someone dies, where do they go? Your memories bring them back to you - and keep them with you - forever- and this young boy is about to learn that his grandmother is still with him.
Gorgeous - absolutely gorgeous - illustrations deliver the story in a way that feels bigger, deeper, as though it's revealing to us a secret that's been out of reach for us for a long, long time.
This is a book to savor. Look at each page and notice the colors, and the sunrises and the sunsets. Every hue has a message that soothes and comforts.
A simply amazing book.
Recommended by: Barb Langridge, abookandahug.com
Read alike: Where's Grandpa by T.A.Barron; When We Find Her by M. García Peña
