I just read the book, "Grannie, Grandpa and Me" by
Julia A. Royston and illustrated by Derrick Thomas. I must say I loved it and
it is a very beautiful book of poetry and pictures. Thank you so much Julia,
for a much needed book. I've walked in these shoes and wish I had a book like
this to read to children a long time ago.
One of my favorite things about the book was it was so real.
It starts with a page with grandparents in a courtroom as that is how many
grandparents obtain custody.
Going through the ages and stages of this child's life was
so very poignant. This book displays the very best of scenarios as sadly not
all grandparents are able to be up the task so easily. Some deal with heavy
financial and medical issues and many families have a lot of resentments about
why they are in the position they are in. "Grannie, Grandpa and Me"
shows the beauty of loving grandparents who stepped outside of their own plans
for their lives and gave a wonderful life to the next generation.
The only thing I’d liked to have seen included was the
grandchild when getting married, might have wanted to adopt or be a guardian ad
litem herself as a way to give back to the world, what she had been given.
I must say hats off to Derrick Thomas, those illustrations
were truly beautiful. In fact beautiful, beautiful, beautiful are my main words
for this book written for such a time as this. My husband was getting his
coffee and I tried to read him the last page of the book and couldn't for the
tears.
Thanks Julia for writing this and for your work of service
to schoolchildren. I’d give it ten stars if that was possible. Write on.
I was very grateful to receive a Review Copy from the
publisher through BookCrash. The opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing
this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255
http://www.amazon.com/Grannie-Grandpa-Me-Julia-Royston/dp/0692548882/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1462018084&sr=8-7&keywords=Julia+A.+Royston
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