Delightfully colourful and carrying a warm, positive message of inclusion and love, Woodgate's uplifting picture book depicts a grandad recapturing the adventures of his youth courtesy of his granddaughter.
Winner of The British Book Awards 2023 Children's Illustrated Book of the Year
Celebrate love in all its forms, as Grandad tells his granddaughter about the adventures he used to have with Gramps.
A long time ago, Grandad and Gramps spent many happy days travelling the world together in a camper van. But now Gramps isn't around any more, Grandad doesn't feel much like having adventures. As she listens to his wonderful stories, Grandad's granddaughter has an idea to cheer him up...
A perfect story for Grandad on Father's Day. A School Library Journal Best Book of 2021!
Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
ISBN: 9781783449927
Number of pages: 32
Weight: 200 g
Dimensions: 280 x 216 x 5 mm
"a colour-flooded riot of memory... a poignant sense of intergenerational love and grief made manageable makes this beautiful debut stand out" - Guardian
"A glowingly colourful journey of remembered joy, managed grief and renewed delight in living... their balance of spacious expanse and intricate detail, are warming as a woodstove, evoking the sense of a whole shared life" - TLS
"This picture book, in which a girl helps her grandfather embrace life again following the death of Gramps, may well aid young readers in understanding others' grief" - Nell Baram, Shelf Awareness
"This book deserves pride of place on any bookshelf, be it in a library, school, or home... as warm and friendly as a kind grandparent" - Kirkus Reviews
"This poignant tale acknowledges the sadness of losing a loved one, but also celebrates the pleasure of remembering those who have touched our lives. The illustrations are full of warmth, colour and joy, beautifully echoing the excitement of discovery and adventure" - BookTrust
This book ticks basically all the boxes for me! I absolutely adore it and am very excited to have matching artwork to proudly display when we move house!
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Such a sweet endearing story, full of beautiful, detailed artwork. I love it so much! Thoroughly recommend if you have children, or just love beautiful books!
Grandad's Camper is such a wonderful, textural book with a really special story about love, nostalgia & memories old and new. An outstanding author-illustrator debut by Harry Woodgate.
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