cover image The Best Grandpa in the World!

The Best Grandpa in the World!

Eleni Livanios, trans. from the German by Erica Stenfalt, illus. by Susanne Lutje. NorthSouth (IPS, dist.), $7.95 (16p) ISBN 978-0-7358-4237-3

“My grandpa wears a blindfold/ so that he can’t see./ I hop around like crazy/ so he won’t catch me,” explains a kangaroo joey, one of six animals who praise their grandfathers in this tender board book. Other animals include beavers building a creek-side den of logs and branches, and a badger who makes a snowman with his grandfather. The last image introduces a human child and grandfather who sit together on a moonlit dock. Cheery rhymes and cozy illustrations combine in a warm celebration of grandfatherly attention across the animal kingdom. Available simultaneously: The Best Grandma in the World. Up to age 3. (Sept.)