Grandma lives in a perfume village by Fang Suzhen, Sonja Danowski, & Huang Xiumin.

Grandma lives in a perfume village by Fang Suzhen, illustrated by Sonja Danowski, translated by Huang Xiumin. NorthSouth 2015. 

Xiao Le visits their dying grandmother and, after her death, tries to reassure their grieving mother. Adults will need to explain the concepts of death and grief, and this is written from a child’s perspective and understanding. It may be a good conversation starter.