It is very difficult to try to help children understand death. It is something that we all have to deal with someday. Saying Goodbye to Grandma is about a family dealing with the aging and death of their dear grandmother, mother to Emily's mother. You can modify this to your family's beliefs. It is from a Christian perspective. Emily learns that all living things, including our family members will someday die and go to heaven. The nest of robins that are outside Grandma's window helps her mother and father explain the process of birth, life and death. They compare the broken egg shells with the part of our body that is no longer living, and the birds flying up to heaven as the part of us that continues to live forever with Jesus in Heaven.