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The Grandad Tree
Remembering the good times they've shared with their Grandpa under a tree that has constantly changed with the passing of the seasons, they reflect on the love they have for one another and come to the realization that the love they share will never alter with time.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published March 1, 2000
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Trish Cooke
44 books16 followersTrish Cooke is a British playwright, actress, television presenter, scriptwriter and children's author who might be best known for being a presenter on the children's series Playdays. She also wrote under the pseudonym Roselia John Baptiste.
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May 21, 2013
This is a charming little story about change and family. It is the story of two children remembering their Grandad. There is an apple tree that the children remembering being apart of their life, they told stories underneath it, fixed their bikes, and played with Grandad. It parallels with the message that just as the seasons cause the apple tree to change, people grow and change as well. Even though things come and go we always still have the memories.
The illustrations and nicely done and complement the story well. The characters in this story are all African American, but accurately portrayed and no negative connotations associated with it. I was drawn to this story because I feel like in my classroom library I do not have a lot of literature with predominately African American characters. I teach at a diverse school and I want my students to be able to identify with the literature and materials in my classroom.
The illustrations and nicely done and complement the story well. The characters in this story are all African American, but accurately portrayed and no negative connotations associated with it. I was drawn to this story because I feel like in my classroom library I do not have a lot of literature with predominately African American characters. I teach at a diverse school and I want my students to be able to identify with the literature and materials in my classroom.
January 28, 2017
Leigh and her brother, Vin, remember playing with Grandad under their apple tree -- a tree that started out as a seed and then grew and grew. Just as the seasons go through their changes, so does the tree. "That's life", as Grandad used to say. But while the world around Leigh and Vin changes, they realize that some things -- like the love they have for Grandad -- never do. With a simple, gentle text and sensitive illustrations, this warm intergenerational story is firmly rooted in the soil of family life.
May 19, 2015
This lovely, heartwarming story connects the a child's love and memories of their grandad to the apple tree that marks their times together. Only partway through the story do the narrators reveal that their grandad has died and that they planted a new tree in his honor. This is a gentle story to share with children experiencing loss.
July 11, 2014
I recommend everyone to read this book especially if you have grandparents that are still alive. I could relate to this book when I lost my grandad. You never really realize how important your love ones are until they are gone.
May 30, 2015
about a boy and a girl experiencing life while watching an apple tree their grandfather planted grow. The tree sparks conversations and then watches as life and death happens for the pair. Simple and sweet.
March 29, 2013
Some children gain an understanding of the circle of life as they remember their grandfather and his tales of his childhood in the Caribbean.
January 11, 2017
A simple, sweet story about the cycle of life and death. Told through the eyes of a child, death is sad, but memories are forever.
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