Grandpa Loved

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Summary: A modern classic BACK IN PRINT in hard and soft covers!
Review: After years of getting overwhelming demand for this title and its companion volume, GRANDMA'S SCRAPBOOK, we have launched a children's picture book press, GINGERBREAD HOUSE which has revised and reissued these stunning modern classic picture books that have helped countless people (and not only children) deal with loss. This book was cited as "One of the BEST KIDS BOOKS of the Year" by Parents Magazine, and called one of the all-time picture books with the "Most Unforgettable Language".

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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: As a boy looks back on the times he spent with his grandfather, he discovers that what grandpa loved are the things he now loves too...the beach, the woods, the city and most of all family and friends. Josephine Nobisso has written a very special, gentle and sensitive story that could easily be maudlin, but instead is uplifting and full of wisdom, as this youngster begins to understand that even though grandpa has died, he's not really gone and will always be there in memories, places and people he loved so much. Maureen Hyde's expressive artwork enhances this simple and straightforward story and together the winning combination of Nobisso and Hyde help children start to understand the circle of life. A lovely book and a sure classic in years to come, Grandpa Loved is a wonderful addition to all bookshelves.

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Summary: Grandpa Loved is Charming
Review: Grandpa Loved and Grandma's Scrapbook (they are companion volumes) are so poetic and simply charming! When you read one read the other!

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Summary: Winner of the WordWeaving Award for Excellence
Review: Through his impressive example, Grandpa teaches an older boy how to love the beach as they feel the water and smell the sea air. Indeed, Grandpa loved the wind, the woods, the city, the people, the animals and all things that inhabit those spaces. With his grandpa, the boy learns to listen, to feel, and to love his world, too.

Featuring the distinctive, water colors of illustrator Maureen Hyde,GRANDPA LOVED will touch the hearts of the young, and the young at heart. The spectacular illustrations reveal the illustrator's impressive technique with surprising detail and realism, seeming to glow on the page as they accompany the simple message of love and memory. With a creative appeal to the senses and to the heart, author Josephine Nobisso shows how the love of grandpa lives in the lessons he shared. Simple yet wise, GRANDPA LOVED is destined to become a classic. Very highly recommended.