By Uma Krishnaswami, Paintings by Layne Johnson
Boyds Mills Press © Copyright 2007
Missing Grandpa gives Daysha’s grandma a bad case of sadness. But sad isn’t how Daysha remembers her grandfather. So she sets out to collect happy memories. She gathers things that hold those memories – among them a button off Grandpa’s coat, flowers from the field where they chased butterflies, an old guitar. She puts them all together and finds a way to create joy out of memory for her grandmother.
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Reviews
Kirkus Reviews
"A bit of a departure for Krishnaswami, who here gently tells
the tale of losing a grandparent. ...While there is nothing unique here, the treatment
is particularly lovely and will be a welcome addition to the shelves of titles on
this topic."
School Library Journal
"[A] beautiful story of remembrance. ... a worthy addition
to collections on grief."
Booklist
"[A] sensitive story. ...Daysha makes for a happy, hopeful heroine. The
attractive artwork, done in oils, sparkles with sunlight and glows at sunset. A good
lead-in to discussions about remembering those who have gone."
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