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32 pp.
| Boyds/Wordsong |
March, 2004 |
TradeISBN 1-56397-900-4$$15.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Layne Johnson.
Twenty-two poems by contemporary writers (Mary Ann Hoberman, Grace Nichols, Lee Bennett Hopkins) celebrate the companionship and memories grandparents bring to families. The poems depict grandparents in primarily traditional roles, but the realistic paintings feature different ethnicities. Adults will be this collection's most enthusiastic audience. Ind.