Grandma Drove the Lobsterboat - Hardcover

Clark, Katie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1608930041 ISBN 13: 9781608930043

Publisher: Down East Books, 2012

Synopsis

The redoubtable Grandma—this book is a sequel to Grandma Drove the Snowplow—is at it again. After all her hard work collecting the town’s garbage and plowing the roads, Grandma deserves a day off—and what better day than Labor Day. All she has to do is sit back and enjoy a nice boat ride with her littlest grandson Billy while her sons catch the lobsters for the town Lobster Bake. But what happens when the waves get choppy, the fog rolls in, and all the boats are in difficulty? Can Grandma take the helm and get the lobsters back to shore in time?
More great fun as our intrepid heroine is again placed at the center of small town life and in the middle of a local celebration.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

K-Gr 2-The gang from Grandma Drove the Garbage Truck (2006) and Grandma Drove the Snowplow (2010, both Down East), including the various cats and dogs, is back. While helping her sons get lobsters for the annual Labor Day bake, things don't go exactly as planned for Grandma and and her youngest son, Little Billy. They're out on the foggy, choppy water collecting lobsters when he becomes seasick. Grandma's other sons are unable to help as they are dealing with their own boating problems. No worries though: If Grandma can drive the garbage truck and the snowplow, why not the lobster boat? Her glasses are fogged up, so Little Billy acts as her eyes as she drives the boat at full throttle back to the dock. After a few near misses with a buoy, some rocks, and the dock itself, she arrives at the mainland with all her sons in tow plus the crustaceans. The Labor Day Lobster Bake is saved. Huntington's illustrations aptly depict the setting and characters and include plenty of entertaining details, though the live lobsters are a bit overly red and Grandma appears to have been dieting since she drove the snowplow. Good for individual sharing or for a Grandma-centric storytime.-Catherine Callegari, Gay-Kimball Library, Troy, NHα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

About this edition

• Publisher: Down East Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1608930041
• ISBN 13: 9781608930043
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Huntington Amy