When a grandson goes to stay with his grandfather the older man is worried - what will they do together? How will they get along? But the boy knows that he wants to climb the mountain and sets about persuading his grandfather. Soon they are walking together and dealing with the difficulties of the journey and when they return home that evening they do so as better friends, both having learnt valuable lessons during the day. A loving, warm and very touching book about believing in each other and trusting in experience.

 

 

There are 32 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2001 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Giles Greenfield was shortlisted for the Children's Book Award for his Owen and The Mountain . He has illustrated numerous other books, including Sasha and the Wolfchild , Chaucer the Cat and the Animal Pilgrims , and Greek Myths . Greenfield has also worked in advertising as a storyboard artist. He lives in Devon, England with his wife and daughter. Malachy Doyle lives in Wales where he works full time as a writer. He has written many other books for children, including our own OWEN AND THE MOUNTAIN and this is his first book for young adults.