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When Charley Met Granpa

When Charley Met Granpa

by Amy Hest (Author), Amy Hest (Author), Helen Oxenbury (Illustrator)

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    Hardcover 2013

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Synopsis

Dear Granpa ... When are you coming to see Charley? Bring a big suitcase and stay a long time and I'll meet you at the station... Readers fell in love with Henry and his truly adorable new puppy, Charley, in Charley's First Night. In this beautiful follow-up title, Henry hopes - very much - that his granpa, who is coming for a visit, will love Charley just as much as he does (a LOT). But Granpa is a little wary of dogs ... he's never been friends with one before. Luckily, Charley isn't any ordinary little puppy, he's a very smart one and this could be the beginning of a very beautiful friendship indeed...

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 40
 Publisher: Walker Books
Published: 03 Oct 2013
ISBN 10: 1406345989
ISBN 13: 9781406345988
Children’s book age: 0-5 Years

Media Reviews
Lyrically portrayed through both words and pictures. Told from Henry's viewpoint, Hest's attention to detail in her narrative has a child-like simplicity while at the same time capturing the warmth between the characters. Oxenbury's gorgeous illustrations too, glow with warmth despite the chilly landscape and as always, her attention to detail is impeccable * Red Riding Hub *
A charming, epistolary Winter's Tale. Henry writes to his grandfather informing him of the existence of Charley, a puppy eccentrically possessed of a surname: `the same last name as me, Korn'. Oxenbury's familiar style is reassuring. There is order to her universe, even with a paper-shredding puppy thrown in. Granpa writes back from a book-lined study, hinting at his ambivalence about dogs. But when Granpa visits in deep snow, Charley's retrieval of his flyaway hat redeems all. An affectionate and anything but bleak mid-winter pick-me-up. -- Kate Kellaway * Guardian *
Helen Oxenbury's delightful watercolour illustrations add warmth and charm * Carousel *
Author Bio
Amy Hest was born in New York City and raised on Long Island. She is the author of more than thirty books for young readers including When Jessie Came Across the Sea, illustrated by P.J. Lynch, and Kiss Good Night, Sam, a New York Times bestseller. She is a three-time winner of the Christopher Medal and winner of the Boston Glove Book Award, more usually known as the Boston GLOBE Book Award. She lives in New York. Visit Amy online at www.amyhest.com Helen Oxenbury is among the most popular and critically acclaimed illustrators of her time. Her numerous books for children include Smarties Book Prize-winning Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell; We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen; as well as her classic board books for babies. She won the Kate Greenaway Medal for Alice in Wonderland. Her most recent picture book was the critically acclaimed There's Going to Be a Baby, the first book-publishing collaboration between her and her husband John Burningham. Helen lives in London.