Grandma's Red Pencil [Chinese]

By Ludovic Lecomte

Grandma thought of a way to comfort the child. She drew strawberries on both their arms with a red pencil--strawberries that Grandpa had planted before he passed away. The strawberries symbolized their longing for Grandpa and their sorrow. When the bath washed them away, she drew them again; when swimming washed them away, she drew them again. The first time the strawberries vanished from their arms, the child cried. The second time they washed away, he knew Grandma would draw them back, so he didn't cry. As time passed, until one day, neither Grandma nor her grandson felt the need to draw the strawberries anymore. They went to Grandpa's garden, picked real strawberries, and remembered the times they used to pick strawberries together with Grandpa. Grandma and her little grandson smiled as they remembered Grandpa. At the same time, they cared for the strawberry garden Grandpa loved most in life...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Chinese
• ISBN: 6269264227
• ISBN13: 9786269264223
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Ao Lin