Someday We Will: A Book for Grandparents and Grandchildren

by Pam Webb, Wendy Leach (Illustrator)

Overview

For grandparents and grandchildren separated by miles, the wait until the next delightful visit can seem endless. In Someday We Will, kids and grandparents mark the time by dreaming of all the wonderful things they'll do together someday, from bicycling down a hill to whiling away the hours on a beach. Before they know it, someday is here!

With lyrical text by Pam Webb and the winsome illustration style of Wendy Leach, Someday We Will is the perfect gift for grandparents and grandchildren who look at the calendar with impatience and longing for the next fun-filled time with their loved ones.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506454009
Publisher:	1517 Media
Publication date:	04/07/2020
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	512,629
Product dimensions:	10.10(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	AD480L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 8 Years

About the Author

Pam Webb cultivated a love for stories in childhood trips to the library and began to dream of becoming a writer after encouragement from her fifth grade teacher. She has been a contributor to Marvin Composes a Tea and Farmer Featherwit and the Rolling Pins.

Wendy Leach was born in the heartland of the United States and has very stubbornly stayed put (except for a short time in Austin, Texas, which was more of an extended vacation). She currently lives in Overland Park, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City. She loves that she is ten minutes away from her favorite Caravaggio painting and five minutes away from a walk in the creek with her family. Her favorite subjects to draw include cute kids and their pets, city landscapes and lush garden spaces. With her writing, she likes to explore the emotions of childhood and the dynamics of friendship. She is a proud member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and was honored to be a featured illustrator on their website. If she wasn't writing and illustrating picture books, she would make over the top decorated cakes.

Editorial Reviews

"While long-distance relationships can be a bit difficult to maintain even with the possibilities of today's technology, this will surely encourage good strategic discussion to quell the impatience of waiting for the next welcoming stay at a grandparent's home. Captures the eager anticipation of reunions with loving grandparents." —Kirkus Reviews

"Pam Webb's Someday We Will captures all of the sweet and simple pleasures of a trip to Grandma and Grandpa's house. A beautiful book, charmingly illustrated, and a must-read-aloud for all grandparents and the cute little kiddos perched on their laps." —Mike Allegra, author of Everybody's Favorite Book and Scampers Thinks Like a Scientist

"Loved this sweet charmer of a story highlighting the special relationship between grandchildren and grandparents, along with all the imaginative things they dream of doing together. And my favorite part: no electronics in sight." —Dianna Dorisi Winget, author of A Million Ways Home and The Hidden Power of Dandelions

"Someday We Will is a beautiful picture book. Children will enjoy the suspense of turning the pages and discovering when the characters will get to do so many fun things—like eating dessert first! Even very young ones will enjoy following along with the repetition of the "Someday . . ." refrain. Parents and grandparents will enjoy reading the book to little ones." —Mary Cronk Farrell, author of Pure Grit and Irena's Children

"With lyrical text by author/storyteller Pam Webb and the winsome illustration style of artist Wendy Leach, Someday We Will is the perfect gift for grandparents and grandchildren who look at the calendar with impatience and longing for the next fun-filled time with their loved ones." —Midwest Book Review

From the Publisher

2020-01-21
Today’s energetic, active grandparents and their young grandchildren can anticipate a lively extended visit filled with engagingly fun pursuits.

A pair of loving grandparents prompt their two grandchildren to think about all the things they will do together the next time the kids visit. “SOMEDAY / we’ll take a walk in the park / and wave to the ducks paddling in the pond.” Thin-lined, colorful drawings feature a vibrant couple—a balding grandfather and a grandmother with short graying hair—in youthful poses during warm summery outings with their kids (all family members present white). They ride bikes, garden, swim, picnic, draw with sidewalk chalk, fly kites, blow bubbles, read books together, and eventually share a living-room movie night with popcorn. After this litany of “someday”s, a double-page spread reveals grandparents on verso reading a letter from the kids and the kids on recto marking X’s on a calendar. Finally, “SOMEDAY… / SOMEDAY… // SOMEDAY IS HERE!” Grandparents and kids greet one another with hugs and smiles. While long-distance relationships can be a bit difficult to maintain even with the possibilities of today’s technology, this will surely encourage good strategic discussion to quell the impatience of waiting for the next welcoming stay at a grandparent’s home.

Captures the eager anticipation of reunions with loving grandparents . (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews