6/20/2023 0 Comments My Pop Pop And Me by Irene Smalls![]() ![]() Johnson contributes the same swirls, lovely colors and shifting perspectives. Whatever the case, the love is as evident as in the first book. It's either an overnight visit, or the pair lives together. In "My Nana and Me," a girl and grandma have a tea party, and then spend the day together, all the way until bedtime. In another, Pop Pop and child carry a giant slice of cake.Ī recipe for Lemon Bar Cake Bake is included. In one picture, the boy is tiny and pouring milk with the carton on his back. Bubbles float across the pages - eggs and lemons, too. Johnson's paintings are playful, decorated with swirls, speckles and little squares. In bright, beautiful watercolors the love between Pop Pop and boy almost bursts off the pages. The simple text communicates the fun of baking and time together. In the new book, a boy helps his grandfather bake a lemon cake. Both feature black families, as, happily, more and more everyday books do these days. "My Pop Pop and Me" came out this year, joining "My Nana and Me," published in 2005. Grandma and Grandpa are featured separately in a pair of lovely books written by Irene Smalls and illustrated by Cathy Ann Johnson. ![]() ![]() Grandparents' Day, which is this Sunday, is a good excuse to share some good picture books that honor those special bonds that bridge a generation. A child who knows grandparents is a lucky child. ![]()
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