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Grandad's Camper


Grandads Camper

No. of pages 32

Published: 2022

Great for age 3-8 years

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Celebrate love in all its forms, as Grandad tells his granddaughter about the adventures he used to have with Gramps. A long time ago, Grandad and Gramps spent many happy days travelling the world together in a camper van. But now Gramps isn't around any more, Grandad doesn't feel much like having adventures. As she listens to his wonderful stories, Grandads granddaughter has an idea to cheer him up... A perfect story for Grandad on Father's Day. A School Library Journal Best Book of 2021! 'A colour-flooded riot of memory a poignant sense of intergenerational love and grief made manageable makes this beautiful debut stand out GUARDIAN 'A glowingly colourful journey of remembered joy, managed grief and renewed delight in living' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called Grandads Camper .

This book has been graded for interest at 3-5 years.

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 2022 by Andersen Press Ltd .

Isabel Otter is a children's book editor and writer. She grew up in rural Herefordshire, and spent much of her childhood in trees. Isabel loves weaving stories and writing about the world around her. She currently lives in London. Harry Woodgate is an award-winning illustrator living in St Albans, who has been drawing for as long as they can remember. Apart from illustration, Harry loves travelling to new places, walking their dogs in the countryside, baking cakes and drinking far too many hot chocolates. This is their second children's book.

 

This book is in the following series:

Grandads Camper

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Waterstones Children's Book Prize
This book was recognised by the Waterstones Children's Book Prize Award. The Waterstones Children's Book Prize is an annual award given to a work of children's literature published during the previous year. First awarded in 2005, the purpose of the prize is to uncover hidden talent in children's writing" and is therefore open only to authors who have published no more than three books."

Stonewall Book Award
This book was recognised by the Stonewall Book Award, tthe first and most enduring award for GLBT books, sponsored by the American Library Association's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table. Since Isabel Miller's Patience and Sarah received the first award in 1971, many other books have been honored for exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience. There are three categories: Barbara Gittings Literature Award, Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award and the Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award. These are presented to English language works published the year prior to the announcement date.