Grandfather's Journey
by Allen Say
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Author: Allen SayBrand: Books
Illustrator: Allen Say
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-10-27
ISBN: 0547076800
Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Sandpiper
Summary of Grandfather's Journey
A picture book masterpiece from Caldecott medal winner Allen Say now available in paperback!
Lyrical, breathtaking, splendid—words used to describe Allen Say?s Grandfather?s Journey when it was first published. At once deeply personal yet expressing universally held emotions, this tale of one man?s love for two countries and his constant desire to be in both places captured readers? attention and hearts. Fifteen years later, it remains as historically relevant and emotionally engaging as ever.
Lyrical, breathtaking, splendid—words used to describe Allen Say?s Grandfather?s Journey when it was first published. At once deeply personal yet expressing universally held emotions, this tale of one man?s love for two countries and his constant desire to be in both places captured readers? attention and hearts. Fifteen years later, it remains as historically relevant and emotionally engaging as ever.
Home becomes elusive in this story about immigration and acculturation, pieced together through old pictures and salvaged family tales. Both the narrator and his grandfather long to return to Japan, but when they do, they feel anonymous and confused: "The funny thing is, the moment I am in one country, I am homesick for the other." Allen Say's prose is succinct and controlled, to the effect of surprise when monumental events are scaled down to a few words: "The young woman fell in love, married, and sometime later I was born." The book also has large, formal paintings in delicate, faded colors that portray a cherished and well-preserved family album. The book, for audiences ages 4 to 8, won the 1994 Caldecott Medal.
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