When Aunt Mattie Got Her Wings

Lottie the Chicken deals with the loss of Aunt Mattie in this gently sad and sweetly funny picture book that explores the death of a loved one, in the tradition of Judith Viorst's The Tenth Good Thing about Barney.

Aunt Mattie has died. But before she went, she got to say good-bye to Lottie. Then she got to follow a light to a bustling gate. (A gate that sounded a lot like a busy airport!) And there she found a crew of friends who were waiting to take off with her on a new journey.

Will Lottie and Herbie be able to overcome their sadness? They will, with time, and by taking a journey of their own--a journey filled with a little heartache, a lot of happiness, and a batch of Aunt Mattie's favorite peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches. (With bananas, of course!)

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Beach Lane Books
Published: 09/09/2014
ISBN: 9781481410441
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 6.80h x 10.40w x 0.60d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 07/01/2014 pg. 72
Publishers Weekly 07/21/2014
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2014
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2014 pg. 87
Booklist 09/01/2014 pg. 121
Kirkus Best Picture Books 11/15/2014 pg. 68
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2015 pg. 18
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Superior,Well Above Average