Goldie's Guide to Grandchilding
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
From three-time #1 NYT Bestselling author of The Adventure Zone Graphic Novel series Clint McElroy comes a hilarious and heartwarming family picture book!
Little Goldie is an expert on grandchilding. She knows that grandparents are special creatures who thrive in a structured environment, need plenty of opportunities for imaginative play, love having dance parties, and will never turn down a cuddle. When it comes to the care and feeding of her beloved Grandpa, Goldie knows her stuff. And, as readers will discover, Grandpa knows a thing or two about grandchildren, too.
The beloved author (with his three sons) of the #1 NYT Bestselling Adventure Zone Graphic Novels, Clint McElroy is also grandfather to many grandchildren, all of whom are experts at grandchilding.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"So you've decided to be a grandchild," starts this how-to from a pink-skinned, blond-haired child who's prepping classmates for Grandparents Day. Using Goldie's own grandfather as a case in point, the child expertly notes that grandparents are flatulent, forgetful car-parkers, and are often flummoxed by technology. But while McElroy's protagonist may express amazement at some grandparental traits ("they are OBSESSED with going to the potty!"), equally enthusiastic observations appreciate that Grandpa dances the funky chicken and enlists Goldie as a co-conspirator in eating "all the things your parents tell them are bad for them." Kinkz, making her picture book debut, captures Goldie's chatty candor with vignettes that combine scrawly ink lines with loopy crayon textures. When Goldie and her grandfather regard a parentally forbidden, multistory ice cream dessert, obtained with one of Grandpa's beloved coupons, their eyes light up with identical hearts of love—the very definition of soul mates. Ages 5–8.
