Grandpa is Great by Laine Mitchell
Published by Scholastic
This bright and cheerful book is a celebration of the fun children can have with their grandfather. Written in rhyme, each opening shows a new grandfather animal sharing the particular thing he loves with his grandchildren – be it a magic show, footy or tinkering in the shed.
Edgson’s full page illustrations are warm, colourful and active. The occasional inclusion of pince-nez reminds the reader of the age of the adult character. My favourite is the Meerkat page with Grandpa in a bucket hat and a child popping out from a hole:
‘My Grandpa is handy
With bucket and spade
We grow special things in
The holes that we’ve made.’
A gentle way for pre-schoolers to include the grandfathers on Father’s Day.
CKT Book Reviewer
Author: Laine Mitchell
Illustrator: Alison Edgson
Title: Grandpa is Great
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9781760276638
Published: August 2016
Age: 2+