Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs

[cherryblossommj]

We found this one as a recommendation from Sonlight P3/4 and coming in I have already expressed my opinions in former reviews of how I'm not crazy about Tomie dePaola's illustrations, but I'm just not sure what it is. I like them, but I do not love them. However, I really like this book. This is a great personal experience put to page that can open a discussion for the passing on of a loved one (just open, not given in detail in the book so parents and adults can guide it as they seem appropriate). From a note from the author, it appears when he first wrote the book he used three colors for illustration and it was not until years later that he came back and practically wrote an entirely new book in full color. I think that must have been such an interesting experience for him, and I think that there is another point that might prove to be a worthy compare and contrast to show your preschooler or even art student how things can change, and yet be the same as well.

[b:Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs|98407|Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs|Tomie dePaola|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1348830834s/98407.jpg|490598] touches on a classic family dynamic that not everyone experiences in life of multigeneration experiences and I think that is a great read for every child. Whether a permanent shelf keeper or library find, that is up to you. We bought it as part of the Sonlight P3/4 core and I do not regret the purchase.