Review: Thank You, God, For Grandpa by Amy Parker

THANK YOU, GOD, FOR GRANDPA

by Amy Parker

Illustrated by Rosalinda Kightley

Published by Thomas Nelson

Board Book

25 pages

ages 2 to 5

Thank You, God, for Grandpas,For Pops and Papas too,For Granddads, Gramps, and Grandpappies— They’re great, grand gifts from You!

No matter what you call him, there is nothing like the love between a grandpa and his grandchild! With whimsical rhymes and charming illustrations, Thank You, God, for Grandpa encourages little ones to treasure God’s special gift of grandfathers.

Grandpas and their grandchildren alike will love this heartwarming story that celebrates their sweet relationship.

Amy Parker’s children’s books have sold more than 800,000 copies, including two Christian Retailing’s Best award-winning books and the bestselling A Night Night Prayer. She lives outside Nashville with her husband and two children.

MY TIDBITS

What a sweet book--a perfect glance at how important grandpas really are!

This is a heart-warming celebration of the relationship between a grandpa and a grandchild, which is sure to leave young listeners wanting a hug when the book is laid down. The rhymes flow nicely, depicting a different reason why grandpas are so important on each page spread. The reasons reach across the board: from playing to learning to simply spending time together. Especially boys will recognize certain situations. One of the main focuses through-out, however, is the religious tone. Grandpa's also teach about Jesus and how to pray. And this flows across so naturally that it never feels pushed or forced.

Phrases like “Thank you, God, for Grandpa; There’s nothing I can do to make my grandpa love me less – Grandpa, I love you too!” come across as warm and cuddly as a favorite blanket.

The illustrations are simply cute. The jungle setting with the gorillas is sure to catch young eyes and pull them into the green world as they go from trees to rivers and have fun the entire way. The Grandpa is depicted with such loving characteristics that it's hard not to like him.

As to robustness, this board book will take punishment well. It's stable enough to be flipped through time and again, and is sure to handle drool, trips to the car floor and tosses across the room.

I highly recommend this one as a read-aloud, especially for grandpas to their grand kids.


I received a complimentary copy from the publisher through BookLook Bloggers. I am only posting a review because I want to express my opinion (I enjoyed the book so much and want to shout it out to the world) by my own free will.