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When Grandfather Flew

Patricia MacLachlan

Illustrator: Chris Sheban

Ages: 6+

Published: 2021

Publisher: Neal Porter/Holiday House

ISBN: 978-0-8234-4489-2

Keywords: grieving, death, birdwatching, grandchildren, love, afterlife

Impressionistic watercolor and pastel illustrations capture the legacy of a grandfather's shared love of birdwatching, inspiring a grieving youngest child to envision an avian afterlife.