Grandpa Green wasn't always a gardener. He was a boy who lived on a farm and a child who had chickenpox. He was a soldier, a husband and, most of all, an artist.
Follow his grandson through a garden where memories are handed down through the shapes of topiary trees and imagination recreates things forgotten. Grandpa Green opens the door to a garden of wonder which parents and grandparents will be able to share with children for generations to come. An ode to the joys of a full life well lived as well as exploring some of the sorrow life brings, Lane Smith's Grandpa Green is a lyrical and sumptuously detailed delight, culminating in a giant fold-out page.
Grandpa Green wasn't always a gardener. He was a boy who lived on a farm and a child who had chickenpox. He was a soldier, a husband and, most of all, an artist.
Follow his grandson through a garden where memories are handed down through the shapes of topiary trees and imagination recreates things forgotten. Grandpa Green opens the door to a garden of wonder which parents and grandparents will be able to share with children for generations to come. An ode to the joys of a full life well lived as well as exploring some of the sorrow life brings, Lane Smith's Grandpa Green is a lyrical and sumptuously detailed delight, culminating in a giant fold-out page.
Come into Grandpa Green's garden, where the trees tell the story.
Lane Smith is an award-winning author and illustrator. He is best-known in the UK for It's a Book, his wonderfully observed picture book which provides a playful and light-hearted examination of print as a medium in the digital age. He is also known for his brilliantly quirky and silly collaborations with Jon Scieszka, in particular for the multi award-winning The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales. He is also the author and illustrator of There Is a Tribe of Kids and A Perfect Day. Lane lives in a small town in rural Connecticut with his wife, Molly, a picture book designer.
An unassuming little masterpiece . . . the book's power lies in its
rich, allusive artistry
*New York Times*
Visually intriguing and emotionally resonant, this is a book to
pore over and talk about.
*School Library Journal*
Lush and magical
*People*
Readers who slow down will be rewarded by this visual feast that
grows richer with each visit
*Kirkus*
crafted with honesty and heart
*Publishers Weekly*
An unassuming little masterpiece . . . the book's power lies in its
rich, allusive artistry * New York Times *
Visually intriguing and emotionally resonant, this is a book to
pore over and talk about. * School Library Journal *
Lush and magical * People *
Readers who slow down will be rewarded by this visual feast that
grows richer with each visit * Kirkus *
crafted with honesty and heart * Publishers Weekly *
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