The Grandad Tree

By Trish Cooke

Book Overview

Leigh and her brother, Vin, remember playing with Grandad under their apple tree -- a tree that started out as a seed and then grew and grew. Just as the seasons go through their changes, so does the tree. "That's life", as Grandad used to say. But while the world around Leigh and Vin changes, they realize that some things -- like the love they have for Grandad -- never do. With a simple, gentle text and sensitive illustrations, this warm intergenerational story is firmly rooted in the soil of family life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763608157
• ISBN13: 9780763608156
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Candlewick
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.8" x 10.5"

Customer Reviews

Wonderfully simple and touching

My son's teacher sent this book home when I told her that his grandfather was very sick. The book was easily read and understood by my boys 5 & 7 yrs old and very sweet in my opinion.

The Granddad Tree

I watched the making of this book. I found that the storyline was one that I could relate to.The grandfather in this story is one that any person would love to have.I spent time with my grandfather at the beach, but these children spent time with thier grandfather under the shade of a beautiful apple tree.The story is soft and gentle and so are the pictures. You will LOVE it!