Grandaddy and Janetta - Softcover

Griffith, Helen V.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0688171141 ISBN 13: 9780688171148

Publisher: Mulberry Books, 1999

Synopsis

Janetta enjoys her visit to her grandfather, including such highlights as listening to the night insects make music and admiring his cat's new kittens

About this title

About the Author:

Helen V. Griffith lives in Wilmington, Delaware.

In Her Own Words...

"What I like about writing books is that I can sit and think about things that most adults never think about, and it's okay because I'm a children's book writer."

"I can imagine what my dog is dreaming about or what she and my cat discuss when I'm not around. I can design a time machine or make up a tall tale, and nobody says, "Grow up, Helen"--because I'm a children's book writer.

"I was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware, and I work in the family business. We're distributors of roofing and siding materials, and I've never yet gotten a story inspiration from that. Most of my ideas seem to come from dogs I have known.

"My grandfather was part of our family and used to read to me a lot-the Sunday funny papers, turn-of-the-century primers, and The Arabian Nights. When I could read for myself, I read fairy tales, dog and horse stories, and comic books by the dozen.

"I started writing poems and the beginnings of novels by the age of seven or eight, but I was forty before I thought about writing for publication.

"For fun, I like reading (especially Anthony Trollope) and birdwatching, and I've just started learning to play old-time fiddle!"

From Publishers Weekly:

PW's starred review praised this follow-up to Georgia Music and Grandaddy's Place as "thoroughly endearing." Ages 5-up. (Sept.)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Mulberry Books
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0688171141
• ISBN 13: 9780688171148
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Stevenson James