Grandpa's Birthday

Every year, for Grandpa's birthday, the cherry tree blooms. But this year, nothing! There's only the stump left. "This tree was very, very old," said Grandpa. "It was time for it to die." "You're very, very old too, Grandpa," said Juliette with a worried look. "Are you going to die?" An example of this book with short dialogues and suggestive illustrations, which allows parents to give their children a simple and clear explanation of death and the afterlife – a subject too often ignored or avoided. In this story of cherry pits and poppy seeds, caterpillars and little chicks, Juliette learns a lot about life, death, and what comes after death.