It is almost the end of the month, so here is my picture book of the month. Granpa Green by Lane Smith was a Caldecott Honor book. The story line is simple, a young boy is talking about his great grandfather who has a garden full of topiary figures that add to the story of important events in the grandfather's life. The section I liked best was when the boy describes the books his grandfather read when he was home in bed with the chicken pox. "So he read stories about secret gardens and a little engine that could." This page is illustrated with depictions of a train and the lion, scarecrow and tinman. All kinds of connections!!
For all the grandparents out there. This is a fun book to share with the grandchildren, imagining what kinds of topiary we would all put in our gardens of life!
You can learn more about Lane Smith at his page on Penguin Books: http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000029880,00.html
Enjoy!
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