Nana Upstairs Nana Downstairs Author:Tomie de Paola From beloved children's book writer and illustrator of Strega Nona comes this autobiographical book from Tomie de Paola about visiting his grandmother's house. Grandmother lived downstairs and Great-grandmother lay in bed upstairs, so he called this book Nana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs. This book deals with the death of his great-grandmother, a... more »nd eventually his grandmother as well when he was older. AFter each death he gazes at the stars and sees a falling star. His mother interprets these stars to be kisses from his grandmothers. A lovely intergenerational, comforting book told from a child's point of view.« less