When Aunt Mattie Got Her Wings

By Petra Mathers

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 )

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 148141044X
• ISBN13: 9781481410441
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Beach Lane Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 10.4" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3