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Shawn likes to hear his grandfather's stories of when he was growing up, even though the old man often thinks that it is still long ago, and that Shawn is his younger brother, Jack

Ages 5^-8. The edges of time are softened in this story about memory loss. To young Shawn, it seems as if Grandpa has a time machine that takes him back in time. He remembers running through the fields with his friend Jack. (Sometimes he calls Shawn Jack.) He thinks he lives in the country, but he really lives in the city. There are other moments when memories mix. Shawn pushes his grandfather in his wheelchair, and Grandpa pretends he is riding Star, the horse of his youth. Most books about senility emphasize the sadness felt by those who are ill and those who care about them. But Leighton chooses to show only the love that is still possible between family members, no matter what the state of health. Evocative paintings, featuring dreamlike images, add to the sense of reality in transition. Ilene Cooper