With Love from Gran

by Dick Gackenbach

The little boy and his Gran have a special relationship, and when she goes on a trip around the world she sends him a gift from every place she visits.

Genres: Family, Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Dick Gackenbach, the illustrator of all the Adam Joshua Capers, is also the author-illustrator of more than a score of books of his own. Mr. Gackenbach lives in Washington Depot, Connecticut.

Reviews

[Steph · Rating 4 out of 5]

Goodness, this is an oldie! But a goodie!

[Christy · Rating 4 out of 5]

The little boy and his Gran have a special relationship, and when she goes on a trip around the world she sends him a gift from every place she visits.

[Jonathan · Rating 2 out of 5]

While reading this book, I was struck by how similar it is to Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell. With Love from Gran shows it age more than Dear Zoo though, and generally speaking, I believe Dear Zoo is a better book. The lightly implied moral of this book is that people are more important than things, however, this is perhaps overshadowed by the mention of an ivory gift from Bombay. Children who have been to the Zoo recently are likely aware of the negative impact that ivory trade has had on elephant populations. This has the potential for condemning the book.

[Jodi Young · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very sweet book! I'm sure all the students may relate to this story due to their love for parents/grandparents/etc when they travel. From this book, you may use it when talking about addresses, locations, geography, traveling, gifts, family, etc. Their are lots of journal entries that could come from this along with nice pictures.