Thank You, Grandpa
This glowing picture book, by turns playful and poignant, portrays the tender relationship between a grandfather and granddaughter as they appreciate nature together over the years. They take their first walk in the woods when the little girl is barely old enough to toddle; their last when Grandfather can only shuffle along. Each walk brings a new discovery - a sneaky snake, flashing fireflies, teardrops on a spiderweb - and sometimes a lesson about saying good-bye. One day the girl walks alone, stronger because she learned from her grandfather how to be grateful for life's fleeting gifts.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0525469923
ISBN13:9780525469926
Release Date:March 2003
Publisher:Dutton Books
Length:1 Pages
Weight:0.96 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 9.2" x 11.7"
Age Range:5 to 8 years
Grade Range:Kindergarten to Grade 3
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Beautiful and well presented
Published by anonymous , 2 years ago
Art is beautiful
Realistic
Tears threatened
A great way to respond to death
Excellent, honest, beautiful, sad book about death
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This is one of the books that helped my three-year-old understand and accept her grandfather's death. The "thank you" refrain gives you a way to focus on something positive without being insincere or dishonest. It's a sad book, and hard to read to a child, but--if you agree with "the experts" that it's important to be honest, share your own sadness, admit your own uncertainties, and allow children the opportunity to ask questions--it's an excellent resource. My daughter asked for this book two or three times after I read it to her, and she has made positive comments about thanking her grandfather and remembering happy shared experiences that were clearly inspired by it and, I believe, represented healing and acceptance. If you're in the same position I was recently, I can only say I'm sorry and good luck. Death of a loved one is hard enough for us adults. Explaining it to a child who had no concept of mortality is incredibly, poignantly sad.
read first before you read it to your child...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
I wasn't prepared at all and when I got to the page where the little girls grandpa is not longer walking with her I couldn't read further for at least two minutes because I had to cry. This book is really so nice but you should read it by yourself first.
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