Two so sweet that some people will be hyper after reading them books are When I Became Your Grandma and I’ll Be There. Now, there is nothing wrong with sweet, even overly sweet, if that is your thing. However, these picture books are maple candy sweet. Fantastic as you slowly let them melt in your mouth, that maple goodness sliding around on your tastebuds, but you will only need one and you’re good, But of course you’ll eat (read) two (books) because they come in a set and you can’t leave one by itself.
Because you know it will be as good as that first. And when you read about a grandmother and her grandchildren in When I Became Your Grandma and all the fun and adventures they can have, not to mention the cuddling they do, you know that you can’t stop; you need more! And then you will finish this book by Susannah Shane and go onto I’ll Be There with its celebrations of parents and their children and all the wonderful things they do. And the sounds and sights and the delightfulness of it all. This is equally as sweet, and fun.
And all of this delight is wonderfully illustrated but a couple of fantastic illustrators, Britta Teckentrup for Grandma and Rosalind Beardshaw, takes care of business with the illustrations of Karl Newson’s book about being there for your kiddos! They are both cuddly images, minimal details and overall eye candy. (Mmm candy) And of course, after you are done reading, you will say, “That’s all for now.” And go take a quick nap, do a little dance or start browsing your shelves for another treat.
