Sophie lives with Mama and Daddy and Grandpa, who spends his days by the window. Every day after school, it's Grandpa whom Sophie runs to.
"Here I am, Grandpa!"
"Ah, Sophie, how was your day?"
As Sophie and her grandpa talk, he asks her to find items he's "lost" throughout the day, guiding Sophie on a tour through his daily life and connecting their generations in this sweet, playful picture book from Richard Jackson, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist and Laura Ingalls Wilder Award winner Jerry Pinkney.
Author Information
Richard Jackson (1935-2019) was a editor and publisher of children's books for over forty years - a champion of authors like Judy Bloom and Virginia Hamilton. In 2016, Jackson began his career as an author, writing critically acclaimed picture books like Have a Look, Says Book, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes, All Ears, All Eyes, illustrated by Katherine Tillotson, and In Plain Sight.
Jerry Pinkney (1939-2021) was one of the most heralded children's book illustrators of all time and illustrated more than 100 books. He had the rare distinction of being the recipient of five Caldecott Honors and the winner of the 2010 Caldecott Medal for The Lion and the Mouse. He won the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award five times and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor four times.