Close to You from Far Away

by Erica Root

A granddaughter realizes how she can stay connected while living far from her grandma in this charming picture book with real postcards to send to a loved one!

Gigi and Grandma always loved being together. But when Gigi moves far away, she misses Grandma. Every time Gigi feels sad, Grandma tells her, “Don’t worry, Gigi, it’s okay. I’m close to you from far away.” But what does that mean? Find out how to maintain a feeling of closeness to someone you love while being far away from them in this delightful book about family, letter writing, and love. Bonus create your own postcards to send to loved ones with four delightful cards in the back of the book.

Genres: Picture Books

40 pages, Hardcover

Published April 4, 2023

Reviews

[TheRetiredSchoolLibrarian |Mrs. Ferraris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brief summary: Gigi had to move away from her grandmother and misses her terribly. Her grandma tells her, "I'm close to you from far away." Over the school year, whenever Gigi spoke to her grandma over the phone or when she wrote letters or received letters and packages, she tried to understand this saying.

Comments: I can see this being a lovely read-aloud with the children saying the "I'm close to you from far away" sentence in red capital letters on several pages in the book.

Loved the facial expressions of the grandmother and daughter throughout the book.

Rating: 3.5/5 📗📗📗1/2

[MrsKhaje · Rating 2 out of 5]

So… while I liked the adorable illustrations and the idea of this book, I felt that it was lacking more of the story. This would be a book I would borrow from the library (which I did) but I would not buy it to keep in my personal children’s library.