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My Two Grandads
Aston's Grandad Roy played in a steel band and Grandad Harry played the trumpet in a brass band. Aston always enjoyed going to visit them and listen to them practise. But soon he wanted to join in. So he asked Grandad Roy to teach him to play the steel drums and then he asked Grandad Harry to teach him to play the trumpet. He loved practising both instruments. Then the sch...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
July 26th 2011
by Frances Lincoln Children's Books
(first published March 3rd 2011)
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Aston loves his grandads and the music they play. Grandad Harry from England plays the trumpet. Grandad Roy from Trinidad plays the steel drums. Aston's spends a lot of time with them learning how to play each instrument.
On first glance I thought this text heavy story would be better as an early reader . Though once I read it I loved the fullness of a picture book for this story. When the band that was suppose to play at Aston's school cancels, he turns to his grandads for help. This is a very...more
On first glance I thought this text heavy story would be better as an early reader . Though once I read it I loved the fullness of a picture book for this story. When the band that was suppose to play at Aston's school cancels, he turns to his grandads for help. This is a very...more
This book had a lot to do with music, and about a child having two Grandads. I liked how on certain pages it had music notes on them like a written song. I would recommend this book to any child that is interested in music, or can relate to having two Grandads.
School Library Journal
K-Gr 2—As in My Two Grannies (Frances Lincoln, 2008), this blended family has a grandparent from Trinidad who loves calypso music and one from England who favors brass bands. Aston enjoys listening to Grandad Henry p...more
School Library Journal
K-Gr 2—As in My Two Grannies (Frances Lincoln, 2008), this blended family has a grandparent from Trinidad who loves calypso music and one from England who favors brass bands. Aston enjoys listening to Grandad Henry p...more
Age: K - 2
Heavy text filled with superfluous dialogue, combined with illustrations that begin depicting the same scenes of people talking makes for a poor children's book. Although, I like the plot, several aspects fell way short.
"Grandad Harry is from Lancashire and plays the trumpet in a brass band; Grandad Roy is from Trinidad and plays the steel drum in a steel band. Aston wants to play both these instruments, just like his grandads, and he also wants botht he grandads to bring their bands t...more
Heavy text filled with superfluous dialogue, combined with illustrations that begin depicting the same scenes of people talking makes for a poor children's book. Although, I like the plot, several aspects fell way short.
"Grandad Harry is from Lancashire and plays the trumpet in a brass band; Grandad Roy is from Trinidad and plays the steel drum in a steel band. Aston wants to play both these instruments, just like his grandads, and he also wants botht he grandads to bring their bands t...more
Feb 25, 2013
Jennie
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
parents of biracial children, children that like music
Jun 03, 2012
Brian
marked it as to-read
Jan 12, 2012
Alfajirikali
marked it as to-read
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