I Call My Grandpa Papa

Do you play baseball with your Pops, go camping with your Opa, or read at the library with your Babu? No matter what name you call your grandpa, one thing is for sure: it's always fun to spend time with the one you love—who loves you right back. Ashley Wolff's musical text and colorful collage artwork pay tribute to the special bond between children and their grandfathers.

Do you play baseball with your Pops, go camping with your Opa, or read at the library with your Babu? No matter what name you call your grandpa, one thing is for sure: it's always fun to spend time with the one you love—who loves you right back. Ashley Wolff's musical text and colorful collage artwork pay tribute to the special bond between children and their grandfathers.

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 2—Miss May's grandmother is visiting from China, and her pupils share their pictures and stories about their grandparents. In rhymed, four-line verses, the children tell what they call their Grandpa or Grandma and describe something they enjoy doing together. "My Babu runs the library./He can check out any book/and when he gets the new ones/he lets me have first look." Both titles open with the same introduction of the teacher introducing a grandparent to a multiethnic group of students. In each book, various children say a few words about their abuelo, nonno, ojii-san, bubbe, or nana. The texts are accompanied by colorful gouache and collage illustrations that are well suited to sharing with groups. An author's note gives more information on the origins of the names. These books can be used for intergenerational storytimes and for adding a bit of multiculturalism to family-studies units.—Angela J. Reynolds, Annapolis Valley Regional Library, Bridgetown, NS, Canada

There seems to be no thrill like becoming a grandfather. ASHLEY WOLFF knows so many joyful, energetic, and downright hip Papas, Abuelos, and Grandpas that she had to write a book to celebrate how special each one is. Ashley has written and/or illustrated more than fifty books including Baby Beluga, Stella and Roy Go Camping, Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten, When Lucy Goes Out Walking, The Wild Little Horse, and Mama's Milk. She lives in San Francisco with her husband, Sabin, and border collie, Lucy. Ashley hopes that someday her two sons will make Sabin a Grandpasaurus, too.