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duke_and_turk's review
4.0
Sweet book illustrating all the special moments between grandchildren and their grandmas. Portrays a wide diversity of families and activities.
kittykult's review against another edition
3.0
Disclaimer: I received a free digital ARC of this book from NetGalley.
Time Together: Me & Grandpa features illustrations of children enjoying reading, building, and playing with their grandfathers. It is complemented by minimal text (usually 3-5 words for each illustration).
While I LOVE the theme that bonding with family is important and found a few of the illustrations really impressive, I can't exactly get behind the choice to use minimal text. First of all, I thought it may be good for children learning to read who can read along and sound out the words; however, some of the words were simply too large and not age appropriate for sounding out (ie "ultimate").
Second of all, on the back cover was a cute line: "Me and Grandpa are birds of a feather; we love each other and our time together" and I think a lyrical story like that would have better served the illustrations and theme.
Time Together: Me & Grandpa features illustrations of children enjoying reading, building, and playing with their grandfathers. It is complemented by minimal text (usually 3-5 words for each illustration).
While I LOVE the theme that bonding with family is important and found a few of the illustrations really impressive, I can't exactly get behind the choice to use minimal text. First of all, I thought it may be good for children learning to read who can read along and sound out the words; however, some of the words were simply too large and not age appropriate for sounding out (ie "ultimate").
Second of all, on the back cover was a cute line: "Me and Grandpa are birds of a feather; we love each other and our time together" and I think a lyrical story like that would have better served the illustrations and theme.
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