The kitchen window at Nanna and Poppy' s house is, for one little girl, a magic gateway. This is a love song devoted to that special relationship between grandparents and grandchild. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Hardcover. Ilene CooperĬopyright © American Library Association. Raschka's swirling lines, swaths, and dabs of fruity colors seem especially vibrant, particularly in the double-page spreads, which have ample room to capture both the tender moments between members of the interracial family and the exuberance of spending time in the pulsating outdoors, all flowers, grass, and sky. More intrinsic is Juster's honest portrayal of a child's perceptions (a striped cat in the yard is a tiger) and emotions (being happy and sad at the same time "just happens that way sometimes"). The window imagery is less important than the title would make it seem. The curly-haired girl is happy to see them, but sad because it means the end of the visit. She also spots her parents coming to pick her up. The narrator rides her bike and takes a nap, "and nothing happens till I get up." Looking out the picture window, the "hello, goodbye window," she sees the pizza guy, and, more fancifully, a dinosaur.
They explore Nanna's garden, and Poppy plays his harmonica. The young narrator visits her grandparents, Nanna and Poppy, in their big house. Two well-known names come together in a book that speaks to the real lives of children and their experiences.
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