"Flying Grandfather". The title transparently hints that the book will not be the most cheerful, because we can guess, right, why did the grandfather suddenly fly?
Well, that's partly true, little Nina's grandfather really did fly away to a place of no return, but the book is quite cheerful, without tears and parable intonations. And sometimes it's downright funny (especially in those moments where a very smart, but completely unadapted to life scientist father is shown). In addition to her father, Nina also has a mother, grandmother and older sister. And there is a grandfather! Although he died, he also counts, because he hasn't gone anywhere. He takes the most direct part in Nina's life: he flies to her, gives advice, jokes - a normal, ordinary grandfather, well, who cares, a little magical!..
This is not a therapeutic story, although of course there is a theme of death. However, the message of the book is not to soften the bitterness of loss, if the reader has experienced one, but rather to show that death is a part of life, and the departed do not disappear without a trace. It is not a heavy book at all - the same as other books about the life of a family in the village, it is just that one of the main characters is unusual. No drama - you can safely read it with any children aged 6-12, both with those who have already encountered death, and with those who have not.
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