Everett Anderson's Goodbye
Illustrator
Ann Grifalconi
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company, Inc.
Publication Year
1983
ISBN
9780805008005
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Everett Anderson has a difficult time coming to terms with his grief after his father dies.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Family member death; death of a father
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Black
Family Formation
single mother
Awards
Coretta Scott King Book Award, 1984, Winner, Author
Books About Trauma, Tragedy and Loss, 2002 Ages 5-7
Books for Beginning Readers, 1998 Putting It all Together
Civic Engagement Selected K-5 Books for Reflecting on Ones Place in the World, 2012 Saying Goodbye: Dealing with a Death
Coping with Change: Selected Books for Children, 2012 Saying Goodbye: Dealing with a Death
Keywords
five stages of grief; denial; anger; depression; bargaining; acceptance; struggle; poetry
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Clifton, Lucille, "Everett Anderson's Goodbye" (1983). Diverse Families. 1886.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1886