A Sunday with Grandpa

Dupasquier's light touch in illustration and text invites the reader to pause and reflect on this thought-provoking story. A little girl describes a day spent visiting her Grandpa, who lives alone on a farm in the countryside. It is an idyllic summer day, travelling by train, playing and picnicking with her family. The strong relationships between the three generations slowly emerge, the concern for the old man expressed by both daughter and grandchildren being handled firmly but kindly by the grandfather. Much about these relationships is told in the pictures, touched on in the text but developed through the illustrations. As in all Dupasquier books, every page gives reason to pause, to browse the pictures and text at leisure. Those who find this book will treasure it.