Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs
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_cover.jpg) Front cover, designed by TOMIE DE PAOLA | |
| Author | Tomie dePaola |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | de Paola |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's |
| Publisher | Putnam Juvenile (1997 Hardback edition) |
Publication date | 1973 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 32 p |
| ISBN | 0399231080 |
| OCLC | 35145847 |
| [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.
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]
