You Be Grandpa

by Karla Clark, Debby Rahmalia (Illustrator)

Overview

Karla Clark's You Be series continues with You Be Grandpa, all about a grandpa who is just too tired to do the bedtime routine after a long day of activities and asks his grandson to take over for him.

Grandpa’s too tired to be Grandpa tonight.
Can you be Grandpa, just for the night?

Pick out my pjs and snuggle up close?
Read me the book I love the most?

In this clever, rhyming picture book, a grandpa tells his grandson that after a long day of playing pirates, gardening, skateboarding and more—he’s simply too tired to be Grandpa at bedtime and asks that the grandson take over for him.

An utterly relatable theme told with humor and heart provides a story parents, grandparents, and children will delight in reading together at bedtime.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250814371
Publisher:	Feiwel & Friends
Publication date:	05/14/2024
Series:	You Be
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	1,025,256
Product dimensions:	8.37(w) x 10.31(h) x 0.25(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Karla Clark writes fiction for adults and children, but picture books are her passion. Her favorite sound in the world is a child’s giggle. Karla is a member of the Society of Book Writers and Illustrators and lives in Rockford, Illinois, with her husband and son. When she is not writing, she’s creating paper collages and digital art that she sells at art shows.

Debby Rahmalia is an illustrator and artist based in Indonesia with a passion for storytelling. A graduate of the Bandung Institute of Technology, Debby takes inspiration from the arts, great thought-leaders, and childhood wonder, hoping to entertain young readers and adults with her illustrations. When she’s not drawing, Debby spends her time reading books she has illustrated to her daughter or singing and dancing with her.

Editorial Reviews

"A wonderful bedtime story radiating with intergenerational love and companionship." —Kirkus Reviews

"An appealing picture book that reads aloud well."—Booklist

From the Publisher

2024-02-17
In this rhyming story, a grandfather and his grandson switch roles, at least for a while.

Grandpa and his grandson have had a busy day. They’ve painted, gardened, taken care of the farm animals, picked flowers for Grandma, walked the dog, waged thumb wars, played hide-and-seek, and more. Grandpa even tried skateboarding. (He “took it real slow.”) He says he’s “too tired to be Grandpa tonight” and declares that tomorrow, “If you want to go fishing, / You better do what Grandpa is wishing!” So the grandson steps up. He gives Grandpa a kiss as the old man curls up in their makeshift tent and even pats Grandpa’s back to help get him to sleep—but not before they jump on the bed (“I know it’s not right,” Grandpa admits), have a pillow fight, and pretend to be pirates far out at sea. But in the end, the tired grandson needs his grandfather to take on the role of caregiver and help him drift off to sleep. The story ends with the grandfather’s loving promise: “For you’ll always be my pride and joy, / ’Cause I’m your grandpa and you’re my boy!” Striking digital illustrations in rich colors capture the details of the pair’s busy life. Both Grandpa and his grandson have tan skin; Grandpa has salt-and-pepper hair and a mustache, while the grandson’s hair is dark brown.

A wonderful bedtime story radiating with intergenerational love and companionship. (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews