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    The Greatest

    Author Veera Hiranandani
    Illustrated by Vesper Stamper
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    Hardcover
    $18.99 US
    RH Childrens Books | Random House Studio
    9.31"W x 11.25"H x 0.41"D   | 17 oz | 24 per carton
    On sale Sep 03, 2024 | 40 Pages | 9780593645567
    Age 4-8 years | Preschool - 3
    Reading Level: Fountas & Pinnell N
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    In this poignant tribute to grandparents everywhere, a grandfather reflects on his loving relationship with his three grandchildren. This story beautifully captures how love can make anyone "the greatest" in someone's eyes.

    A NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

    From Newbery Honor author Veera Hiranandani and National Book Award finalist Vesper Stamper comes a poignant story about the love between grandparents and grandchildren.

    Grandpa loves Sundays-- that's when his three grandchildren come to visit. They act out plays, catch fireflies in the yard, and celebrate Jewish holidays together. His grandchildren bestow affection and admiration on him. Sometimes, though, he wonders why they think he's so great? Should he tell them that he's just an average, ordinary man?

    Here is a book that wonderfully captures how simple, everyday moments can turn into treasured memories, and how the power of love makes us all the "greatest" to somebody.
    ★ "A moving ode to family connection [and a] demonstrative work about the expansive strength of ordinary love." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

    "A joyous, sweet, and tender tale of intergenerational love." —Kirkus Reviews

    "An homage to the joyous bond between grandparents and grandchildren, this works as a read-aloud or for one-on-one sharing." —Booklist
    Veera Hiranandani is the award-winning author of several books for young people. Her most recent middle-grade novel, Amil and The After, is a follow-up to her Newbery Honor winner, The Night Diary. The Night Diary also received the Walter Dean Myers Honor Award, the Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children's Literature, and several other honors and state reading list awards. Her middle-grade historical novel, How to Find What You're Not Looking For, received the Sydney Taylor Book Award, the Jane Addams Book Award, and the New York Historical Society Children's Book Prize among other accolades. She earned her MFA in fiction writing at Sarah Lawrence College. A former book editor, she's now a faculty member with the MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program at The Vermont College of Fine Arts. View titles by Veera Hiranandani
    Vesper Stamper is an author/illustrator living in the Northeast with her husband, filmmaker Ben Stamper, and her two children. She has an MFA in Illustration as Visual Essay from School of Visual Arts, NYC. Follow her on Instagram and Facebook at @vesperillustration, and learn more at vesperillustration.com. View titles by Vesper Stamper

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    In this poignant tribute to grandparents everywhere, a grandfather reflects on his loving relationship with his three grandchildren. This story beautifully captures how love can make anyone "the greatest" in someone's eyes.

    A NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

    From Newbery Honor author Veera Hiranandani and National Book Award finalist Vesper Stamper comes a poignant story about the love between grandparents and grandchildren.

    Grandpa loves Sundays-- that's when his three grandchildren come to visit. They act out plays, catch fireflies in the yard, and celebrate Jewish holidays together. His grandchildren bestow affection and admiration on him. Sometimes, though, he wonders why they think he's so great? Should he tell them that he's just an average, ordinary man?

    Here is a book that wonderfully captures how simple, everyday moments can turn into treasured memories, and how the power of love makes us all the "greatest" to somebody.

    Praise

    ★ "A moving ode to family connection [and a] demonstrative work about the expansive strength of ordinary love." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

    "A joyous, sweet, and tender tale of intergenerational love." —Kirkus Reviews

    "An homage to the joyous bond between grandparents and grandchildren, this works as a read-aloud or for one-on-one sharing." —Booklist

    Author

    Veera Hiranandani is the award-winning author of several books for young people. Her most recent middle-grade novel, Amil and The After, is a follow-up to her Newbery Honor winner, The Night Diary. The Night Diary also received the Walter Dean Myers Honor Award, the Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children's Literature, and several other honors and state reading list awards. Her middle-grade historical novel, How to Find What You're Not Looking For, received the Sydney Taylor Book Award, the Jane Addams Book Award, and the New York Historical Society Children's Book Prize among other accolades. She earned her MFA in fiction writing at Sarah Lawrence College. A former book editor, she's now a faculty member with the MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program at The Vermont College of Fine Arts. View titles by Veera Hiranandani
    Vesper Stamper is an author/illustrator living in the Northeast with her husband, filmmaker Ben Stamper, and her two children. She has an MFA in Illustration as Visual Essay from School of Visual Arts, NYC. Follow her on Instagram and Facebook at @vesperillustration, and learn more at vesperillustration.com. View titles by Vesper Stamper

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