Children’s Book Review: My Grandpas Amazing Inventions
July 17, 2009 by Karlynn Johnston
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I have now bought this book as a present for two children that we know, not only because the story is good, but because I absolutely love the illustrations in it. My kids love to sit and look at the pictures in it, even my 3 year old, she will just gaze at the pictures and flip through the book. The storyline itself is very sweet, about a girl and her grandfather who comes up with funny and innovative ideas for inventions. He is invited to compete in an invention contest, and of course, he wins it with his amazing invention.
If you take a look at the authors website, you can see all the amazing artwork he does, this was his first self written book and I think it was a successful foray into the world of children’s books. I absolutely adore the work in his portfolio.
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Page Count: 32 pages
Publisher: Templar Publishing
What to expect: Grandpa has all sorts of amazing, wonderful inventions and is entering a contest, what will be final invention be??
Publisher’s synopsis: A perfect bedtime story and great for grandparent-child interaction, an inspiring story about imagination and creativity.
About the Author: From Richard Johnsons’ profile on his site:
When I was a child, I was always happiest with a pencil and a scrap of paper to scribble on, as many young children are. I’d spend my time drawing comics, inventing traps or highly explosive rockets, copying my favourite ‘Transformer’ of the week, sketching scenes from ‘Star Wars’ or ‘Indiana Jones’, or sometimes making detailed copies of the old war planes from my Dad’s books…
Our Rating: 4 out of 5
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