Grandpa Green
Grandpa Green by Lane Smith is a First Edition picture book published by Macmillan on August 30, 2011. This 32-page work presents a timeless story that explores themes of family history, legacy, and love through the eyes of Grandpa Green’s great-grandson. The narrative takes readers into a garden filled with topiary trees that symbolize memories and the imaginative recreation of forgotten moments.
In this captivating tale, Lane Smith delves into the concepts of aging and memory, illustrating the bonds that connect generations. The whimsical and touching illustrations complement the story, making it a delightful experience for both children and adults. Readers will find a rich exploration of family dynamics and the natural world, as the book intertwines elements of juvenile fiction with themes of multigenerational relationships and the beauty of nature.
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A Caldecott Honor Book
From the creator of the national bestseller It’s a Book comes a Caldecott Honor-winning timeless story of family history, legacy, and love.
Grandpa Green wasn’t always a gardener. He was a farmboy and a kid with chickenpox and a soldier and, most of all, an artist. In this captivating new picture book, readers follow Grandpa Green’s great-grandson into a garden he created, a fantastic world where memories are handed down in the fanciful shapes of topiary trees and imagination recreates things forgotten.
In his most enigmatic and beautiful work to date, Lane Smith explores aging, memory, and the bonds of family history and love; by turns touching and whimsical, it’s a stunning picture book that parents and grandparents will be sharing with children for years to come.
This title has Common Core connections.
Grandpa Green is a Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Picture Books title for 2011.
One of School Library Journal‘s Best Picture Books of 2011.
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