This picture book, in which a girl helps her grandfather embrace life again following the death of Gramps, may well aid young readers in understanding others' grief. I absolutely adore it and am very excited to have matching artwork to proudly display when we move house!

Discover a wonderful grandfather-granddaughter relationship, as a little girl hatches the perfect plan to get her Grandad adventuring again. He describes their first holiday in Gramps' camper van, and how Gramps told him he wanted them to see all the wonderful things in the world together. When Grandad reflects back on his life with Gramps, his memories take the visual form of vignettes showing the younger versions of the men--Grandad white, Gramps with the same brown skin tone as the girl--on the road, at home, or enjoying the great outdoors, but always delighted to be together. This is an important text in terms of the representation of LGBTQIA+ relationships and portraying different family structures. There are some fine picture books out there revolving around a child's experience of loss, but there aren't many designed to help kids understand someone else's grief.I purchased this book for my ten year old girls who have outgrown picture books a bit but the stunning illustrations inspired them as little artist and they absolutely loved the story an the characters. The little girl can see how much her Grandad loved travelling and how much he loved Gramps, and asks him why he doesn't travel any more, but Grandad just can't see the point without Gramps.

The illustrations are full of warmth, colour and joy, beautifully echoing the excitement of discovery and adventure. Following this, children create expanded noun phrases to enhance their descriptive writing and use these to support them in writing poetry about an object which holds a special memory to them. A long time ago, Grandad and Gramps spent many happy days travelling the world together in a camper van. Roo loves staying with her grandfather in his cottage by the sea and enjoys listening to his wonderful stories.This debut picture book from award-winning author-illustrator Harry Woodgate won the British Book Awards Nibbie for Children's Illustrated Book of the Year and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, was shortlisted for the Polari Prize, and named as an ALA Stonewall Honor Book. Readers are introduced to a young, brown-skinned, curly-haired protagonist on a visit to their White grandfather's cottage. An effective tool for teaching empathy, and the intergenerational bond at the story's center is a heartstrings puller.

We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. VERDICT For the hope for new adventures, and the glimpse of intergenerational kindness and understanding, this lovely book should be on every shelf. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. As they look through photo albums, he talks fondly about how they travelled the world together in their beloved pink campervan. It’s refreshing to see diversity and inclusion without it being the main reference of the story - as it should be!It's so important that little ones grow up and see their type of family set-up reflected in the books you share with them.