A Stopwatch from Grampa
ISBN:
9781525301445
Format:
Hardcover Jacket
Hardcover
Board Book
Paperback
Paperback with flaps
Alternative:
Extent:
32
pp
Trim Size:
9 x 10
Genre:
Picture Books
Ages: 4 to 7
Copyright Year:
2020
Author:
Loretta Garbutt
Illustrator:
Carmen Mok
Rights Sold:
English (UK/Commonwealth)
A Stopwatch from Grampa

A Stopwatch from Grampa

Pub Price:
USD $
17.99

A touching portrayal of the loss of a grandparent.

“When summer started, I got Grampa’s stopwatch,” a small child says. “I don’t want his stopwatch. I want him.” Grampa used to time everything. A race to the end of the street and back: 24 seconds. Eating bubblegum ice cream: 1 minute, 58 seconds. But now, Grampa’s gone. “There are no more Grampa minutes, Grampa seconds,” the child says. “Time just stops.” But as time goes on, the stopwatch becomes a cherished symbol of remembrance, and the child uses it to carry on Grampa’s favorite pastimes and traditions.

A treasured ritual from the past can sometimes offer the perfect bridge to the future.

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