Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs

Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs
Author(s)	Tomie dePaola
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Children's
Publisher	Putnam Juvenile (1997 Hardback edition)
Publication date	1973
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Pages	32 p
ISBN	ISBN 0399231080
OCLC Number	35145847
Dewey Decimal	[E] 20
LC Classification	PZ7.D439 Nan 1997

Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs is a 1973 non-fiction children's book by Tomie dePaola which introduces children to the concept of death.

Content

This autobiographical story introduces children to the concept of death through the eyes 4-year-old Tommy, who visits his grandmother and great-grandmother every Sunday. When his bedridden great-grandmother and grandmother die, his family comforts him.^[1]

Legacy

This book has been cited in over 30 other works, including books on how to write, books on childhood grief, and books on other topics.^[2]

References

1. ^ Review, Amazon.com, from Booklist, retrieved 2008-12-23
2. ^ Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs (Goodnight) (Hardcover) - citation list, Amazon.com, retrieved 2008-12-23

External links

• Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs by Tomie dePaola (Used, New, Out-of-Print) - Alibris