Granpa by John Burningham

Granpa

Title: Granpa
Author: John Burningham
Illustrator: John Burningham
Publisher: Red Fox Publishers (2003)
ISBN: 9780099434085
 
Granpa by John Burningham is a thoughtful picture book that promotes themes of bereavement, self-management and family.
 
A young girl and her granpa share a special bond. They enjoy singing, dancing, eating ice cream and fishing. Using their imagination they go on adventures to the rainforest while in granpa’s greenhouse. As her beloved grandfather grows ill, the girl sits on his knee talking about new adventures. “Tomorrow shall we go to Africa, and you can be the captain?” The book ends with the girl looking at her granpa’s empty armchair.
Granpa by John Burningham

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Weston Woods: Granpa Related Activities
TES: Granpa by John Burningham photo story
The Guardian: John Burningham – A life in pictures
The Telegraph: Inside John Burningham’s world
Child Bereavement UK: Supporting Families and Educating Professionals 
Child Development Institute: How to Talk to Kids About Death
Kids’ Health: Families – there are many kinds
John Burningham Official Website

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