With each subsequent reading, it offers new layers of meaning and visual connections.' - School Library Journal Starred Review 'Opening this book is like opening a gate to a secret garden, filled with the treasures of a life well lived. Lush and magical.' - People 'An unassuming little masterpiece.the book's power lies in its rich, allusive artistry.' - New York Times Book Review 'It's a rare glimpse into Smith's softer side-as skillful as his more sly offerings, but crafted with honesty and heart.' - Publishers Weekly Starred Review 'Visually intriguing and emotionally resonant, this is a book to pore over and talk about.

One of School Library Journal's Best Picture Books of 2011.Ī Caldecott Honor Book 'In this affecting picture book, a boy recounts the life of his beloved great-grandfather.The author's illustrations, a blend of line drawings and sponge painting, have a classic feel, and make clever use of the topiary theme, rewarding close examination and repeated reading.' - The New Yorker 'Great-grandpa's memory may be going, but the past remains vibrantly alive in the playful topiaries that decorate his brilliantly green yard. Grandpa Green is a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Picture Books title for 2011. In his most enigmatic and beautiful work to date, Lane Smith explores aging, memory, and the bonds of family history and love by turns touching and whimsical, it's a stunning picture book that parents and grandparents will be sharing with children for years to come. In this captivating new picture book, readers follow Grandpa Green's great-grandson into a garden he created, a fantastic world where memories are handed down in the fanciful shapes of topiary trees and imagination recreates things forgotten.

He was a farmboy and a kid with chickenpox and a soldier and, most of all, an artist. In this captivating new picture book, readers follow Grandpa Green's great-grandson into a garden he created, a fantastic world where memories are handed down in the fanciful shapes of topiary trees.Ī Caldecott Honor Book From the creator of the national bestseller It's a Book comes a Caldecott Honor-winning timeless story of family history, legacy, and love. He was a farmboy, a kid with chickenpox, a soldier, and an artist. About the Book Grandpa Green wasn't always a gardener.

Grandpa green by lane smith