Zayde Comes to Live
Illustrator
Kristina Swarner
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Publication Year
2012
ISBN
9781561456314
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picturebook
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
When Rachel's beloved grandfather, Zayde, comes to spend his last days with her family, she worries what will happen when he dies, especially after friends tell her the Christian and Muslim beliefs about the afterlife.
Grade Level
PK-1; K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Culture/Ethnicity; Biethnic; Family member death; biethnic family; death of a grandfather
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
multi-generational
Awards
Booklist Top 10 Religion and Spirituality Books for Youth, 2013
The de Grummond Children's Literature Collection
Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla Award, 2013, Winner
Paterson Prize for Books for Young People, 2013, Honor
Keywords
death; loss; terminal illness; Christianity; Islam; Judaism
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Sinykin, Sheri, "Zayde Comes to Live" (2012). Diverse Families. 958.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/958