Grandpa Loves [Library Binding]

Rebecca Kai Dotlich (Author), Kathryn Brown (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up

These are the things a Grandpa loves:

Baseball and billboards.
Tales of the sea.
Flipping the pancakes
and being with me!

Grandpa always finds the time to share what he loves with his little ones. In a perfect companion book to Mama Loves, Rebecca Kai Dotlich and Kathryn Brown have once again teamed up to create a tender ode to the special times between Grandpa and Grandchild.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2–A wonderful and touching tribute to the love that grandparents have for their grandchildren. On each spread, an adorable young pig describes what he or she enjoys doing with Grandpa: "Grandpa loves/bare feet and bagels./Coffee with cream./Flipping the pancakes/and mornings/with me." The illustrations alternate between scenes that chronicle everyday activities, from camping to building a tree house, and snapshots of these special times arranged as if in a photo album. The facial expressions show just how much the family members enjoy being together. In the final picture, a smiling Grandpa shares a meal with all of the grandchildren featured on the previous pages. Painted in soft, warm colors, the artwork adds greatly to the feeling of love that pervades this book.–Sheilah Kosco, Rapides Parish Library, Alexandria, LA
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From Booklist

PreS-K. This follows a familiar pattern, but instead of being a paen to the relationship between child and parent, it's Grandpa who takes center stage. The text, which goes on too long, chronicles the things Grandpa loves--from bare feet to bagels, baseballs, and billiards. The activities Grandpa enjoys--backpacking, jumping through puddles, fishing--he loves doing "with me." Grandpa and the young narrator are particularly appealing pigs, drawn in the tradition of Holly Hobbie. Some of the art appears in the form of snapshots from a photo album set against softly colored backgrounds. Cheerful and cozy, this has a nice feeling to it. Ilene Cooper
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (April 26, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 006029406X
• ISBN-13: 978-0060294069
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,370,560 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Kindergarteners at The Potomac School, McLean, VA, February 28, 2006

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When Pigs Fly (McLean, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grandpa Loves (Hardcover)

Our young reviewers enjoyed this sweet story about a grandpa and his grandkids, and agreed that this read-aloud for young children will make the listener feel good. Including both grandsons and granddaughters allowed each kindergartener to identify with one or more of the interests the pair shares-fishing, hiking, camping, singing, reading. Although some would have preferred lengthening the narrative with swimming, tennis, baseball, and corny joke telling, most of these five- and six-year-olds thought this short tale was long enough to convey the love between the generations. The rhyming text and repeating phrase, "with me," were a hit with our students, as were the photo album styled ink-and-watercolor illustrations. The predictable ending disappointed discriminating audience members, who suggested introducing the grandmother on the last page to add an element of surprise.

5.0 out of 5 stars Grandpa Loves Book, January 2, 2012

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Liz - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Grandpa Loves (Hardcover)

This is a sweet children's book that is about Grandpa and the special things he does with a grandchild! Really enjoyed reading this book - and gave as a gift to a friend who had their first grandchild. It was not available as new - so I had to buy used, however the condition was just like new! Would definitely buy again to give as a gift!