Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs

Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs

Author	Tomie dePaola
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Children's
Publisher	Putnam Juvenile (1997 Hardback edition)
Publication date	1973
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Pages	32 p
ISBN	0399231080
OCLC	35145847
Dewey Decimal	[E] 20
LC Class	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 of 4-year-old Tommy, who has a special relationship with his grandmother and great-grandmother, and visits them regularly. Nana Upstairs dies when he's a child, and Nana Downstairs dies when he's an adult; at both ages, Tommy learns to keep his beloved Nanas in his memory.

The original edition of this autobiographical story was published in 1973; a second edition, published in 1998, has new illustrations and layout.^[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[]

External links[]

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