Burlington Public Library

In this reworking of the Buddhist parable, Stillwater, a giant panda, teaches Addy that the grief she feels for the loss of her kitten, is part of life and is shared by everybody.

When Ivy's beloved grandmother dies unexpectedly, Ivy works through her grief by sharing her memories of the time they spent together at the beach collecting sea glass.

A young boy recounts his efforts to adjust to the accidental death of his best friend.

After her grandfather's death, a young girl explores her Baba Bazorg's house. As the girl wanders through the house, almost idly, her Baba Bazorg's house stands in for the man himself, with each object she describes standing as a touchstone to a memory, and each memory serving as a window into the relationship between the child and her grandfather. As she looks through its rooms, the things she sees and the object she touches bring to life memories...