The BIrd Feeder by Andrew Larsen is a sweet, gentle book which deals with death in a slightly indirect manner. Grandma has been living at the young narrator's home since she got sick. They enjoy many activities together but the best is watching and drawing the birds that visit the feeder outside Grandma's room. Grandma gets sicker and moves to a hospice facility where the child brings birds to her window with a feeder outside. The book does not use any words relating to death. It is implied by showing Grandma's room without her and the child removing the pictures they have hung on the wall and saying Grandma will miss the baby birds leaving their nest. The book is about a very special child/grandmother relationship. One can feel the love and friendship between the two. The child hangs their own bird feeder outside and it adds life to the post-death story. They think of Grandma while doing an activity that they had done with her. Andrew Larsen's spare writing is superb. The illustrations, by Dorothy Leung, are detailed, colorful and very realistic. The drawings the child has put on the wall are even distinct rather than colorful blobs. I highly recommend this book for parents looking to talk about death with their little ones. Thank you to NetGalley, Kids Can Press and Andrew Larsen for this ARC. ( )