I recently brought a box of my childhook books back from home and this is the first one I picked up. I remember getting it when my grandpa died and I was five. I took a whistle to school that day and blew it as hard as I could when we were in the library. I got taken to the principal's office but when mom found I did it because I wanted grandpa to hear me in heaven she decided I needed this book.

I wish the cover image was on hand because it is very sweet. I really liked this book. All the grownups try to explain to Big Bird why Mr. Hooper died and the end answer is just because. There is a note in the book to tell why small children like this answer, and it worked for me. I'm definitely keeping this for future litle ones. ( )