Children's Fiction Multigenerational
Grandpa's Stars
- Publisher
- Fitzhenry and Whiteside
- Initial publish date
- May 2023
- Category
- Multigenerational, General
- Recommended Age
- 5 to 8
- Recommended Grade
- k to 3
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781554556328
- Publish Date
- May 2023
- List Price
- $12.99
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Description
Where I live, lots of lights flash and glow in the night sky.
It's different at Grandpa's house.
During a week-long visit to Grandpa's house, a young child sees the night sky clearly for the first time and realizes all the wonderful things that can be seen in the stars with Grandpa's help and a bit of imagination: penguins, rubber boots, and even an elephant!
When Grandpa has to go to the hospital, and everything feels wrong and sad, the child comes up with a plan to recreate the special night sky they shared. With the help of some craft supplies and paper, the child's bedroom ceiling is transformed into a comforting masterpiece where it just might be possible to see Grandpa marching with penguins.
About the authors
Carolyn Huizinga Mills' first picture book, The Little Boy Who Lived Down the Drain, was chosen as a 2018 Blue Spruce Honour Book, which gave Carolyn the opportunity to meet many excited readers through school visits and at the Forest of Reading Festival in Toronto. Her debut novel, The Good Son, was published in March 2021, and her second novel is scheduled to follow within a year or so. Carolyn plans to write many more books and can be found snuggled up in her office at 5am most mornings with her notebook or laptop and a hot mug of tea. She is also a grade 7 teacher, which allows her to share her passion for reading and writing with her students. She grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and now lives in southwestern Ontario with her husband and two children. Carolyn loves playing soccer, camping, traveling, and eating dark chocolate. Reading Blue Spruce and Yellow Cedar Awards, among many others. Born in a future police station in London, England, Deborah now lives in Thornhill, Ontario with her husband, two kids, and a rescue Schnoodle named Freddie.
Carolyn Huizinga Mills' profile page
Samantha Lucy Haslam is an illustrator, graphic designer and animator from Calgary, Alberta. She graduated from the Visual Communications program at the Alberta College of Art and Design in 2012, with a major in illustration.
