The Explorers
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- ¥880
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A funny and reassuring picture book about finding your people and navigating big life changes, with a charming grandparent-grandchild duo at its core
Etta and her Grandma Maisie are explorers! Every day they gear up with hiking boots, floppy hats, and super special adventure snacks, eager to take on the world. Etta’s mom and dad don’t quite get their love of earthworm castles and pickle-and-cheese sandwiches, but Grandma Maisie and Etta understand each other perfectly.
When Etta heads off to school and Grandma Maisie moves into a seniors’ residence, the explorers face their biggest adventure yet: a day apart!
This sweet and silly story is for anyone facing a big life change, whether you’re five or seventy-five.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Hahn and Anstee's heart-tugging intergenerational tale gently guides readers through the anxiety that can come with a new life stage. From building castles populated with earthworms to eating pickle-and-cheese sandwiches, Etta and her BFF, Grandma Maisie, who consider themselves explorers, have never met an adventure they didn't like. As light-brown-skinned Etta begins kindergarten and pale-skinned Grandma Maisie moves into a senior living facility nearby, the single narrative shifts to a parallel peek at their solo adventures. When Etta's classmates aren't keen on earthworm castles, and Grandma Maisie's neighbor doesn't care for her pet frog, each of the duo feels lonely and left out. But a grandparents' picnic at the local park proves the perfect event to turn things around, reuniting Grandma Maisie and Etta—and helping them both form new bonds. Naive-style mixed-media images with a perky energy capture dynamic details, including Grandma Maisie zooming on her scooter, throughout this lively exploratory meditation on expanding horizons. Ages 3–7.
