Where Do They Go?
Hardcover – Picture Book, November 2, 2016
Seven Stories Press · Hardcover · November 2, 2016
Bestselling novelist (How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents) and children's (The Tia Lola Stories) author Julia Alvarez's new picture book is a beautifully crafted poem for children that gently addresses the emotional side of death.
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- Who it’s for
- A gentle poem makes room for children's questions about death and the people they love.
- Themes
- Death and what follows, Love after loss
- Pacing
- Reflective
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Bestselling novelist (How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents) and children's (The Tia Lola Stories) author Julia Alvarez's new picture book is a beautifully crafted poem for children that gently addresses the emotional side of death. The book asks, "When somebody dies, where do they go? / Do they go where the wind goes when it blows? ... Do they wink back at me when I wish on a star? Do they whisper, 'You're perfect, just as you are'? ..."
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Illustrated by Vermont woodcut artist, Sabra Field, Where Do They Go? is a beautiful and comforting meditation on death, asking questions young readers might have about what happens to those they love after they die. A Spanish-language edition of the book, ¿Donde va a parar?, is available in paperback.
Gentle Questions
A gentle poem makes room for children's questions about death and the people they love.
Come here for
- A child-sized way into questions without easy answers
- A comforting meditation shaped as poetry
Expect
- Gentle attention to grief, love, and what may follow death
- Poetic questions paired with illustrations by Sabra Field
Where it sits
| Big Feelings | 80% |
|---|---|
| Loss & Grief | 79% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Death & Grief
- Emotions
- Authors
- Julia Alvarez
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press
- Published
- November 2, 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Death and what follows · Love after loss
- Reading lane
- Death & Grief