The Best Grandpa in the World!

by Eleni Livanios, Susanne Lïtje (Illustrator)

Overview

We all have the best grandpa! From playing and story telling—grandpas are all the best!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780735842373
Publisher:	NorthSouth Books
Publication date:	09/01/2015
Pages:	16
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 6.60(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Eleni Livanios was born in 1975 and enjoyed painting and drawing as a child. She studied history of art in Graz and works as a freelance illustrator. She lives with her husband and their two children in Graz, Germany. Susanne Lütje was born in Kiel, G

Editorial Reviews

06/29/2015
“My grandpa wears a blindfold/ so that he can’t see./ I hop around like crazy/ so he won’t catch me,” explains a kangaroo joey, one of six animals who praise their grandfathers in this tender board book. Other animals include beavers building a creek-side den of logs and branches, and a badger who makes a snowman with his grandfather. The last image introduces a human child and grandfather who sit together on a moonlit dock. Cheery rhymes and cozy illustrations combine in a warm celebration of grandfatherly attention across the animal kingdom. Available simultaneously: The Best Grandma in the World. Up to age 3. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

"Cheery rhymes and cozy illustrations combine in a warm celebration of grandfatherly attention across the animal kingdom."- Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

09/01/2015
PreS—This celebration of grandfathers shows various young animals enjoying time with their grandpas. A hedgehog child and grandpa make paper airplanes while a bear pair gather berries to make pie. Spreads with impressionistic illustrations lovingly describe the activity between the adults and children. The text is written as rhyming quatrains, though some rhymes work better than others ("My grandpa lifts me on my horse./I shout out, 'Giddyap!'/My grandpa gives me a push/till my horsie starts to gallop"), and the rhythm is off on several verses. This title may serve to fill a gap in titles about grandfathers, but Laura Numeroff's What Grandpas Do Best (S. & S., 2001) is a better choice. VERDICT A serviceable title.—Ramarie Beaver, Plano Public Library System, TX

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