Grandad’s Camper

A Stonewall Honor Book Best Illustrated Book – Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2022

As warm and friendly as a kind grandparent. Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW

For the hope for new adventures, and the glimpse of intergenerational kindness and understanding, this lovely book should be on every shelf. School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW

Best Picture Books of 2021–School Library Journal

Future Classic Picture Books of 2021–Bookstagang’s Best of 2021

An effective tool for teaching empathy, and the intergenerational bond at the story’s center is a heartstrings puller. This picture book, in which a girl helps her grandfather embrace life again following the death of Gramps, may well aid young readers in understanding others’ grief. Shelf Awareness

Discover a wonderful grandfather-granddaughter relationship, as a little girl hatches the perfect plan to get her Grandad adventuring again.

Gramps and Grandad were adventurers. They would surf, climb mountains, and tour the country in their amazing camper. Gramps just made everything extra special. But after Gramps died, granddad hasn’t felt like traveling anymore. So, their amazing granddaughter comes up with a clever plan to fix up the old camper and get Grandad excited to explore again.

This beautiful picture book honors love and reminds us not only to remember those we have lost, but to celebrate them.