![]() ![]() ![]() The art itself is fresh and imaginative, using line, shadow and color in exciting ways, Digital and other paints and inks play well with each other and the negative spaces between topiary and trees is rich. I do not see the factory-like grandchildren, though. It’s all in order, baby on the left, wedding cake on the right. On that last spread, look carefully See where the glasses are now? The glove? The hat? Isn’t that fun? Though the back of the garden is faded, everything on this page is found in the body of the book. ![]() Beyond recalling his grandfather’s life, what is the boy doing? Collecting lost objects in the garden and returning them to the grandfather. Objects morph into other things-tears into garden hose water, bush into cannon. In order for the story to be fully appreciated, the reader has to read the pictures slowly. The committee will have a ball talking about this book. So, a few of you have chimed in about Grandpa Green and I can see why. ![]()
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