The social network to share readings and bring the love of literature to children Boolino, brings us a series of books to deal with children a topic that a priori can be taboo: death.
Death is part of the life cycle, and from this naturalness we can integrate it into the vision that we transfer to children about life and human relationships. Another thing is the emotions that surround it, and the need to respect the duel that anyone who loses a loved one must perform. That is to say, the understanding of death as the end of life, should not be detached with the acceptance of feelings of pain, and with the anguish that (depending on age) children may suffer when they first ask 'when will they die? their grandparents', or 'is it possible that my parents leave me because they die?'
Literature is always a good company to understand the world, and this small selection of Boolino seems very appropriate. They start with 'Nana Vieja' edited in Lóguez.
A story that speaks of death from acceptance and positivism based on family ties as a transmission of knowledge that will always preserve the granddaughter, and that will transfer to her children and grandchildren keeping alive the memory of their ancestors
Also of Lóguez is 'When death came to our house', death brings suffering, but after its passage people can find comfort and compassion.
A raw book, which calls death by its name and, as a central theme, treats its visit to a small town until then quiet. Death finally says goodbye by letting things continue and, although in pain, return to their course
The next recommendation is 'Licorice', edited by Kókinos, while two inseparable friends are together in the park, they wonder if they will meet again after death, or if there will be licorice in the sky, so they can continue eating. A beautiful and emotional book.
'Do you think that up there, in the sky, there is something, a place where one goes when one dies? ... And, will there be licorice?' Thus two inseparable friends philosophize while they snack on the field. A difficult subject treated with naivety, tenderness and unparalleled grace. A book to take to heaven!
I want to remind you that in Peques and Más we had already recommended some books that deal with death and are appropriate for children. This is the case of 'This was my grandfather' (so that children learn to always carry loved ones who die), 'The endless tree' (with Hipolina as the protagonist, the life cycle as a trigger, and the coping of fears as a form of growth). And also 'It's not easy little squirrel', which was part of the news of Kalandraka in the fall of 2011.
