A little girl who loves her Grandad. What could be sweeter? Allison Colpoys shows us the world of this little girl, how she walks with her Grandad and how they play together, and the stories he tells her from his childhood in India. The love shines from both of them.
Joseph Coelho’s poetic words tell us more and we are literally there with the two of them. A year passes and then one day Grandad’s comfy armchair is empty.
I defy anyone not to cry at that point, even if the cues had warned that it would happen.
We see the girl helping her parents clear out his room, and finding mementoes of his long life, as well as a late gift from him.
It’s a book that should help children deal with a loss, whether it’s already happened, or when it does.
The Occasional Bookwitch 