| Anna's Heaven Contributor(s): Hole, Stian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802854419 ISBN-13: 9780802854414 Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Parents - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2013044518 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.3" W x 10.7" (0.95 lbs) 42 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 168690 Reading Level: 3.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 2018 IBBY Honour List An imaginative and haunting story about dealing with grief It is a day when everything aches and nails are raining from the sky. Anna's mother has died. Anna and her father are making their way to the funeral. But along the way they talk -- capturing memories, asking hard questions, picturing what heaven might be like. Anna's imagination leads both of them on a journey that, by the end, might just offer a certain sort of peace. With captivating artwork and text that is at times whimsical, at times haunting, this profound book will make a perfect companion for readers who are wrestling with their own questions about life's mysteries.Spirituality & Practice 10 Best Spiritual Children's Books of 2014 |
Contributor Bio(s): Hole, Stian: - Stian Hole is a Norwegian author and illustrator whose Garmann books have garnered considerable acclaim in North America. His Garmann's Summer won a BolognaRagazzi Award, a Batchelder Award Honor, and an Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award, and it made the IBBY Honour List for 2010. |