What a Beautiful Morning
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Every morning is beautiful when Noah visits his Grandparents. When Grandpa and Noah wake up, they take off singing and hardly stop: walking the dog, splashing through puddles, and eating French toast with cinnamon.
But one summer Grandpa seems to have forgotten how to do the things they love. Does he even know who Noah is?
Grandma steps in energetically, filling in as best she can. But it is Noah who finds the way back to something he can share with Grandpa. Something musical. Something that makes the morning beautiful again.
This is a story about how love helps us find even what we think is lost.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Noah's grandfather has always been boisterous and full of song, launching each day with a signature catchphrase "What's on the docket?" that promises nonstop fun. But this summer, Grandpa's memory is failing him, and he doesn't always recognize Noah; Kath's (More Than Enough) watercolors depict the older man with the radiance literally drained from his face. While never mentioning a specific medical condition, Grandma tells a devastated Noah that "we have to appreciate what he still has, not focus on what he's lost." As Noah comes to terms with his new relationship with Grandpa, including learning that singing can still connect them to each other, his sense of the world widens: he can have "his own docket" (acting independently in the world), as well as a docket with Grandma, who, one senses, has always been a willing second banana to her lively husband. It's a lovely, bittersweet story, and Levine (Monday Is One Day) carefully modulates a challenging emotional arc, offering readers just the right measure of hope. Ages 4 8.
