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I Miss My Grandpa

Jin Xiaojing, illustrated by Jin Xiaojing

A young girl who never met her grandfather asks her grandmother what he looked like. Her grandmother connects his features to relatives the girl knows, and each relative shares a memory. These recollections describe his patience, imagination, and the many voices he used when telling stories. Although the girl has no direct memories of him, she misses him. Her grandmother suggests that she can encounter him within her heart.

This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.

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Book details

Themes
Family · Grandparents And Generations · Grief And Loss · Writing And Storytelling
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published
September 3, 2019
ISBN-13
9780316417877
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
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