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lsparrow's review against another edition
4.0
A sweet kids book about an older gay couple and their grandchild.
hudas's review against another edition
5.0
I love a great book that shows representation without making it about the representation!!
Pops has a fall and has to adjust to using a wheelchair and Grandad & Lou (the grandchild) help Pops.
Pops has a fall and has to adjust to using a wheelchair and Grandad & Lou (the grandchild) help Pops.
carolineinthelibrary's review against another edition
5.0
A super sweet book about helping someone feel like themselves again! It features two grandpas and their story is adorable.
ipomoea's review against another edition
5.0
A sweet, gentle story of Lou and the grandparents and their Saturdays: breakfast, then off to the library, then Pops naps while Lou and Grandad invent stuff. But when Pops falls and ends up needing a wheelchair, those Saturdays aren't the same as Pops stays in bed. But with love and imagination, Lou and Grandad figure out a way to help Pops smile.
This has really lovely illustrations, Lou's gender is never identified (and doesn't need to be), and the whole neighborhood works together to build a ramp so Pops can get around in his wheelchair. The book ends with what it begins with, Lou and the grandparents at the library, watching rock and roll videos and learning about inventors. The wheelchair isn't A Very Important Lesson, neither are the grandparents, but it shows that life does and can go on after a big change.
This has really lovely illustrations, Lou's gender is never identified (and doesn't need to be), and the whole neighborhood works together to build a ramp so Pops can get around in his wheelchair. The book ends with what it begins with, Lou and the grandparents at the library, watching rock and roll videos and learning about inventors. The wheelchair isn't A Very Important Lesson, neither are the grandparents, but it shows that life does and can go on after a big change.
mnboyer's review against another edition
5.0
PopSugar 2022 reading challenge #8
I am going to be quite honest: I read this book because I needed it for the PopSugar 2022 reading challenge (needed a character that uses a mobility aid; one of the granddads here has a walking stick because his legs are weak). And, that aside, I really loved this children's book!!! Pops actually falls and it gets pretty dark (he ends up needing a wheelchair)-- but, it is so realistic and I think this book would be perfect for kids facing these types of challenges. :( but also :)
Heartwarming and sweet.
I also believe this may be an adaptation of a French children's book.
I am going to be quite honest: I read this book because I needed it for the PopSugar 2022 reading challenge (needed a character that uses a mobility aid; one of the granddads here has a walking stick because his legs are weak). And, that aside, I really loved this children's book!!! Pops actually falls and it gets pretty dark (he ends up needing a wheelchair)-- but, it is so realistic and I think this book would be perfect for kids facing these types of challenges. :( but also :)
Heartwarming and sweet.
I also believe this may be an adaptation of a French children's book.
lauriehnatiuk's review against another edition
5.0
What a beautiful story Heather T. Smith and Brooke Kerrigan have created celebrating the bonds of family and love. Lou spends Saturdays with grandparents Granddad and Pops. They have routines of what they do together - for example going to the library where Granddad likes to read books on how things work, while Pops likes to listen to music. Lou learns different things from each grandparent celebrating how we don't have to like and do the same things. When Pops has an unexpected fall and now has to use a wheelchair, he is having trouble adjusting to his new life and so Lou and granddad hatch a plan to help Pops which of course is a success.
There are many things to like about this book. An interracial elderly gay grandparents just being part of the story not THE story providing a window and mirror to readers. Lou who is never identified as female/male allowing readers to make the choice. STEAM and Rube Goldberg activities supporting and providing ideas for makerspaces. Modelling how we can love one another without having to have the same interests, and how families come together to help one another. This is a book that focuses on family values and supporting and loving one another. A must have for classrooms and libraries.
There are many things to like about this book. An interracial elderly gay grandparents just being part of the story not THE story providing a window and mirror to readers. Lou who is never identified as female/male allowing readers to make the choice. STEAM and Rube Goldberg activities supporting and providing ideas for makerspaces. Modelling how we can love one another without having to have the same interests, and how families come together to help one another. This is a book that focuses on family values and supporting and loving one another. A must have for classrooms and libraries.
heisereads's review against another edition
5.0
This picture book is practically perfect in every way. ❤️
ljrinaldi's review against another edition
4.0
I love that this picture book is about the child’s two grandparents, but not about them as a gay couple, but about them as they relate to their grandchild.
This is a sweet story of a grandchild, Lou and their grandfathers, and the special time that they have together. (It is not clear in the story, what gender Lou is, and it does not really matter to the story).
When Pops has a fall, Lou and Grampa have to come up with a way to cheer him up.
Good for any child that has a spcecial time with their grandparents.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
This is a sweet story of a grandchild, Lou and their grandfathers, and the special time that they have together. (It is not clear in the story, what gender Lou is, and it does not really matter to the story).
When Pops has a fall, Lou and Grampa have to come up with a way to cheer him up.
Good for any child that has a spcecial time with their grandparents.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
emeelee's review against another edition
4.0
Super sweet book about a kid named Lou who utilizes the three P's (perseverance, persistence, and patience) to create a mechanism of joy for their sad grandfather. Really lovely.
choirqueer's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely loved this sweet, sensitive book about a nonbinary child (name is Lou, no pronouns or gender indicators whatsoever) and their two grandfathers, Granddad and Pops. The genders of the grandparents and the child are not major themes in this story at all. The story shows the loving relationship between these three characters. The first half of the book depicts the fun activities they do together. The second half addresses one of the grandfathers experiencing a permanently-disabling injury, and then going through depression when he returns from the hospital. These events are depicted in a strikingly forthright manner -- the author does not shy away from the difficult subject manner, but also does not try to make the reader feel any particular way about these events; they are just things that could realistically happen to someone’s grandparent. The story then ends -- not with any sort of “miracle cure”, but with an honest depiction of how a loving family would come together to support one another in such a circumstance. There is SO much good stuff packed into this little book. It surely could be upsetting to a child, especially if they’re unaware of how aging might affect beloved elders in their life, or conversely if they’re acutely aware of it because their family is coping with something similar. I would definitely recommend that adults preview this one before reading it to children -- both in order to be prepared to discuss it with them afterward, and also so the adult reader can prepare themself for their own emotions that might come up.