Grandpa Green
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He was a boy on a farm and a kid with chickenpox. He was a soldier and a husband and a gardener, and most of all, an artist. Follow Grandpa Green's great-grandson through a garden where memories are handed down in the fanciful shapes of topiary trees and imagination recreates things forgotten. In his most enigmatic and beautiful work to date, noted picture book creator Lane Smith explores aging, memory, and the bonds of family history and love. By turns touching and whimsical, Grandpa Green opens the door to a garden of wonder for parents, grandparents, and children alike. - Jacket flap.
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The artwork in this is fascinating. The story is heart-warming. I read this as a Kindle FreeTime Unlimited book and then decided to buy a copy. My copy that arrived is before the medal was attached.
Lane Smith tells the story of Grandpa Green through the topiary Grandpa made to commemorate all the events of his life. Lovely story depicted with perfectly complementary text and illustration, with a stunning final fold-out page.
“He was born a really long time ago, (illustration is a shrub in the shape of a crying baby)
Before computers or cell phones or television.” (illustration shows young boy watering plants near a big forest)
