Grandaddy's Place

Grandaddy and Janetta #2

by Helen V. Griffith, James Stevenson (Illustrator)

At first Janetta does not like Grandaddy, his farm, or his animals--but they like her, and as she gets used to them, she likes them too

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

40 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1987

About the author

In Her Own Words...

"What I like about writing books is that I can sit and think about things that most adults never think about, and it's okay because I'm a children's book writer.

I can imagine what my dog is dreaming about or what she and my cat discuss when I'm not around. I can design a time machine or make up a tall tale, and nobody says, "Grow up, Helen"--because I'm a children's book writer.

I was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware, and I work in the family business. We're distributors of roofing and siding materials, and I've never yet gotten a story inspiration from that. Most of my ideas seem to come from dogs I have known.

My grandfather was part of our family and used to read to me a lot-the Sunday funny papers, turn-of-the-century primers, and The Arabian Nights. When I could read for myself, I read fairy tales, dog and horse stories, and comic books by the dozen.

I started writing poems and the beginnings of novels by the age of seven or eight, but I was forty before I thought about writing for publication.

For fun, I like reading (especially Anthony Trollope) and birdwatching, and I've just started learning to play old-time fiddle!"

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Almost a leveled reader, but large format, and, for once, not about *friends.* Not that I don't love Elephant & Piggy and Frog & Toad, but sometimes a 6 year old learning to read independently might want something different. This is almost like a memoir. Charming.

[সন্ধ্যাশশী বন্ধু · Rating 4 out of 5]

জানিটা তার মায়ের সাথে দাদুবাড়ি এসেছে। তার বৃদ্ধ দাদু গ্রামের জরাজীর্ণ একটা ঘরে একা বাস করেন। এই জরাজীর্ণ অবস্থা জানিটা'র মোটেও পছন্দ নয়। সে আসতে ও চায় নি,কিন্তু মা'র জন্য আসতে হলো।


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[Y.Poston]

a sweet family tale

[Matthew · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a nice beginner's chapter book about a girl visiting the country with her mother to meet her maternal grandfather. It was a nice simple book about learning to appreciate a place for its differences, rather than letting that take away from the experience.