One, Two, Grandma Loves You: A Picture Book (A One, Two, I Love You Book) - Hardcover

Becker, Shelly

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1419742183 ISBN 13: 9781419742187

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 2021

Synopsis

From acclaimed creators Shelly Becker and Dan Yaccarino comes this joyful picture book about a girl and her grandmother as they plan the perfect visit together.

One, two, Grandma loves you.
Three, four, visit more.
Five, six, precious pics.
Seven, eight, mark the date.

A young girl and her grandmother count up to their next visit and then do all of their favorite things together in this joyful rhyming picture book.

“Why does it ever have to end? The details in the illustrations will have children poring over the pages, where the clues to good times past and present add up to a generous look at the special bonds of an extended family.” —School Library Journal (Starred Review)

About this title

About the Author

Shelly Becker is the author of Even Superheroes Make Mistakes, Even Superheroes Have Bad Days (a 2018 Blue Spruce Award Nominee that Kirkus Reviews called “an action-packed romp”), and Mine! Mine! Mine!, which has been included on many Top Five and Top Ten lists of books that teach the concept of sharing. Becker lives in Toronto, Canada, far away from her three wonderful grandchildren, who live in New Jersey. When they can’t be together in person, they keep in touch by speaking on the phone and sending plenty of pictures and videos.

Dan Yaccarino is the internationally acclaimed author and illustrator of more than 50 books for children, most notably Doug Unplugged, Unlovable, The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau, and Every Friday. Yaccarino’s work in children’s literature has garnered a host of prestigious awards, as well as adaptations into foreign editions, stage productions, and toys. Yaccarino created and produced the animated series Doug Unplugs, Oswald, and Willa’s Wild Life. He is also the designer behind the animated series The Backyardigans. Yaccarino's work has been recognized by a host of prestigious awards, including the Bologna Ragazzi, the New York Times 10 Best Illustrated, ALA Notable, and the Parent’s Choice Award. More than 2.5 million of his books have been sold to date.

Reviews

PreS-Gr 3-Yaccarino pares back his style to retro-inspired shapes against flat backgrounds with the palette of a 1950s diner menu, which amplifies Becker's spare storytelling to the level of a pure, cadenced classic: "One, two, Grandma loves you. Three, four, visit more." A very modern, bespectacled grandmother, who is white with brown hair, is counting down the days till her grandchild arrives for a visit. This little girl is brown with black hair, her mother is white, and her father has brown skin. In their separate environs, everyone plans and anticipates the big moment, marking days off on the calendar. "Five, six, precious pics. Seven, eight, mark the date." The visit is everything each of them hoped for: "One, two, Grandma loves you. Three, four, best toy store. Five, six, measure and mix. Seven, eight, stay up late." Why does it ever have to end? The details in the illustrations will have children poring over the pages, where the clues to good times past and present add up to a generous look at the special bonds of an extended family. VERDICT Story hours will be better for this loving book, which also fits in a unit on grandparents, the racial makeup of families, or trip-planning-Kimberly Olson Fakih, School Library Journalα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1419742183
• ISBN 13: 9781419742187
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Yaccarino Dan
• Number of pages: 24