Description: A companion for children and families as they experience death, perhaps for the first time. The book explains what the Bible says about death--and life after death--and walks gently and honestly through the process of saying goodbye, attending the funeral, and grieving a loved one.
Brief description: Mary Davila and her husband, Chris, have two young daughters, Arri and Etta. They live in Raleigh, North Carolina, where Mary is an Episcopal priest and serves as an assistant to the rector at Christ Church.
Review Quotes: Grandpa's Tent is a wonderful book that I highly recommend as a useful tool to help our children understand the realities of death and loss. We live in a culture that is obsessed with youth and youthfulness. As a result, many people are unequipped and ill-prepared to cope with the process of death and dying. Grandpa's Tent deals openly and honestly with these issues while at the same time beautifully conveying the promise and hope of our faith. This is the perfect book to help parents and children engage in an important conversation about the end of life and the good news of God's love that goes with us to the grave and beyond.
-The Very Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith Dean, Washington National Cathedral