Review by Nate Hendley, author of ‘Motivation’ and 9 other books, http://www.natehendley.com/
This hardcover book features a delightful collaboration between mother and daughter (one Kayla Mae Stewart, five-years-old at the time of publication). Mom provides the poetry while Kayla’s vivid drawings illustrate the text. Don’t let the earnestly colourful pictures fool you; while the book exudes youthful exuberance, the poems are anything but childish. Poetess Heather Grace Stewart is a combination wit, raconteur and off-beat sage with a sharp eye for the kind of details that kids and adults alike can love (a “Groovy Granny” demands a 15-scoop ice cream cone; the contents of a lunch-box have a dance party; a messy sibling is accidentally washed at a laundromat, etc). A strong combination of humour and poignancy makes this tome a winner.
The Groovy Granny -poems for kids 4 to 104
by Heather Grace Stewart
ISBN 978-0-9869458-0-9
hardcover ISBN 978-0-9869458-1-6
Available online here: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2156713
Copies signed by the author and illustrator: contact writer@hgrace.com
Kayla Stewart, illustrator, signing books- copyright HGS 2011
Great reviews for the win! Congrats, Heather.
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Aw, thanks so much Chris.
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Sounds like the perfect collaboration. Congrats
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Thanks so much! It’s been a great ride!
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I agree with everything Nate says. Especially when he calls you an “off-beat sage with a sharp eye for the kind of details that kids and adults alike can love”. I have always said that you see life in a different way that the rest of us and you are able to put it on paper in a wonderful way.
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Thank you so much Larry.
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The Groovy Granny quickly became my grand toddlers’ favourite book because they, too, have a ‘groovy granny’ who comes to play once a year 🙂
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Favourite? That is so wonderful to hear, Ceci. They’re lucky to have you in their lives, Groovy Gran! 🙂
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