Gus and Grandpa

Gus and Grandpa #1

by Claudia Mills, Catherine Stock (Illustrator)

The first book in a series starring a boy and his jaunty grandpa Gus and Grandpa make their debut in three lively and tender stories. In the first, Gus makes a mess while trying to feed Grandpa's dog, Skipper (Grandpa makes him clean it up). In the second, Grandpa loses his car at the mall (Gus finds it). In the third, Gus and Grandpa share a birthday party and exchange presents (Grandpa gives Gus a dog-food scoop for neater feedings, and Gus gives Grandpa a ball of yarn to help him keep track of the car). Claudia Mills's Gus and Grandpa, a pair whose enthusiasm and affection will captivate beginning readers, are brought to life by Catherine Stock in sparkling, sun-drenched pictures.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

48 pages, Paperback

First published August 15, 1996

About the author

Claudia Mills is the author of Nixie Ness, Cooking Star, 7 x 9 = Trouble!, Zero Tolerance, Write This Down, and many other books for children. She was born in New York City in 1954. She received her bachelor's degree from Wellesley College, her master's degree from Princeton University, and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Princeton University. She also received an M.L.S. degree from the University of Maryland, with a concentration in children's literature. She had a second career as a professor of philosophy at the Colorado at Boulder, until leaving that career in 2014 to write full time. She now teaches in the graduate program in children's literature at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia. All of her books have been written between 5 and 7 in the morning while drinking Swiss Miss hot chocolate.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/claudi...

Reviews

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the first book in the Gus and Grandpa series by Claudia Mills and Catherine Stock. We've really enjoyed the series - the stories are simple and warm and speak volumes about intergenerational relationships.

The illustrations are soft watercolors, that have a timeless quality. This story also speaks to the relationship between a grandparent and grandchild. I love the simple story and the fun way the family chooses to spend time together. I'm not sure why it took us so long to read this first book in the series, but we will certainly look for others at our local library.

[Wina · Rating 5 out of 5]

These are Easy Readers/Beginning Readers, the slightly longer type. This review is for all the Gus and Grandpa books--we read them all with our son, and all three of us just loved them. The everyday activities they do with each other, the clever way problems are solved, the sweet and sometimes surprise endings. Sigh.

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh my heart. Grandpa is such a wonder with this lucky little boy! And it's a whole series; I hope I can find them all by checking various libraries.

[Alicia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't know why Josh liked this so much, but this really got him reading in EDU 639!

[Benjamin Elliott · Rating 3 out of 5]

A few short stories of a young boy's adventures with his grandfather. The last story includes a nice little call back to the first two stories.

[Matthew Bell · Rating 2 out of 5]

It wasn't interesting enough for me.