katymul 's review for:

Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced

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You don't often see picturebooks whose images are framed like old-fashioned photographs, almost stiff, but the way Say has worked his family members into historical-style portraits and into compositions that mirror famous paintings is a subtle language running underneath the slow, reflective, thoughtful story and all of the artwork is beautiful.