When I Became Your Grandma

by Susannah Shane, Britta Teckentrup (Illustrator)

Overview

A heart-warming story about the love between grandmothers and grandchildren, featuring a shimmering foil cover!

For one little panda cub, days spent with Grandma are always the best days of all. From chewing on bamboo and playing in the grass, to sheltering from a snowstorm and snuggling up in a tree as night falls, Grandma is there to share, play, help, and cuddle.

With a beautifully reassuring, rhyming text by debut author Susannah Shane and stunning artwork by award-winning and internationally bestselling illustrator Britta Teckentrup, this picture book is the perfect gift for children and their grandmas, and will soon become a bedtime favorite.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798887770314
Publisher:	Nosy Crow
Publication date:	08/01/2023
Series:	When I Became... Series , #1
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	9.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Susannah Shane (Author)
Always one to have her nose stuck in a good book, Susannah grew up in Italy and Bermuda, which made her mix of childhood cultural influences pretty unique. After studying French as an undergraduate, Susannah completed a master's degree in Publishing and Creative Writing. She now works as an editor in children's publishing where she enjoys creating new and exciting books for the younger generation to get their noses stuck into. She lives in East London, England.

Britta Teckentrup (Illustrator)
Britta Teckentrup grew up in a town named Wuppertal. She moved to London to study illustration and fine art at St. Martin's College and the Royal College of Art and ended up staying in England for 17 years. Britta has created over 30 books, translated into 20 different languages.  Britta's illustrations have appeared in magazines, on homegoods, clothes, and packaging. Britta now lives with her artist husband, young son, Vincent, and their cat in Berlin, Germany.
 

Editorial Reviews

2023-05-24
A panda grandmother and her grandchild move through the world.

Anthropomorphic, nameless pandas are the lone characters in this rhyming message of love. “I’ve seen you grow a little bit each day since you were small,” says Grandma joyfully, “and I’ll be watching over you as you grow big and tall!” Though Grandma loves telling the little one stories, she also assures the child that she will “listen when you share your dreams with me,” a brief but needed reversal of narratives where only elders offer wisdom. This refreshing morsel will be most appreciated by adults sharing the book with a child. Teckentrup’s signature blocky art style is gentle and spare throughout, depicting the pair trudging through a winter storm before finding warm shelter a spread later (“just know I’ll be beside you / and will always keep you warm”). In another scene, the duo gaze at clouds, with Teckentrup employing some truly gorgeous pink hues. However, it’s unclear if any of this will be enough to hold readers’ interest. There’s little action, making this one suited for one-on-one reading between a caregiver and child. Grandmothers may dive in emotionally and connect with the message, but otherwise it’s a toss-up.(This book was reviewed digitally.)

Tender but unlikely to capture readers’ attention. (Picture book. 0-3)

Kirkus Reviews