Wild Girl & Gran
- Publisher
- Red Deer Press
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2006
- Category
- General, Multigenerational, Death & Dying
- Recommended Age
- 4 to 8
- Recommended Grade
- p to 3
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780889953642
- Publish Date
- Nov 2006
- List Price
- $5.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780889952218
- Publish Date
- Sep 2002
- List Price
- $9.95
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Description
I am a princess in the castle keep.
I am a pirate on the high seas.
I am a cowboy on the lone prairie.
I am a wild girl, alone in my stouthearted tree.
So begins the story of Wild Girl & Gran - a young girl and her grandmother who become companions in imagination, schemers in adventure and free-spirited in friendship. Together they create a whimsical world that is beautifully charmed and safe.
But a shadow falls over this special place when Gran falls ill and leaves the world. Wild Girl does not feel safe or adventurous anymore. One spring day, Wild Girl's mother begins to tell stories about Gran. Wild Girl sees how, together, their love for Gran, and each other, will survive.
Wild Girl & Gran is the hauntingly beautiful tale of how imagination renews the human spirit and how love passes across generations, from mother to daughter, to calm a wild girl's heart and make her adventurous again.
About the authors
Nan Gregory's previous children's picture books include the international best-seller How Smudge Came and the critically acclaimed Wild Girl and Gran. Nan Gregory is a professional storyteller and has performed in schools, libraries, hospitals, parks and theatres, at conferences and festivals, and from the back of a horse-drawn sleigh. Her career has taken her across Canada and to the United States, Japan and New Zealand.
Ron Lightburn's career as a children's book illustrator was launched with his Governor General's Award-winning artwork for Waiting for the Whales in 1991. Since then he has illustrated numerous other bestselling picture books and has become internationally renowned for his sensitive storytelling skills and range of illustration styles. For more information, visit www.thelightburns.com and follow him on Twitter @ronlightburn.
Editorial Reviews
"Outstanding . . . distinguished by Gregory's nuanced, resonant storytelling and depth of feeling. Ron Lightburn's mise en sc�ne paintings richly illuminate the text."
— Quill & Quire, Starred Review
"From the duo responsible for the picture book How Smudge Came. Wild Girl & Gran offers the same sensitivity, high-level text and illustrations, and relevant, important subject matter."
— Globe & Mail
"Thoroughly lovely"
— Today's Parent
"Grandparents should be fairly warned that reading Wild Girl and Gran to their grandchildren in a steady voice will be a challenge."
— Canadian Materials for Young People
