• Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2014 August #1
  The message here is both simple and profound: that actions and attention are love. The young reader is told at the outset that even if a grandpa doesn't say "I love you" in "the regular way," he communicates it regardless. The bearers of this message are a variety of animal grandfathers and grandchildren, including squirrels, turtles, panda bears, hippos, seals, frogs, and porcupines. All of them are engaged in togetherness activities that never tip into oversentimentality and are, quite often, humorous. For example, a senior panda teaches a cub how to wink, a frog grandpa shows a little one the disco dance moves of his youth, a zebra grandpa has his grandson try to teach him a computer game, and so forth. A brown-bear grandpa and grandkid establish a beginning-and-end continuity, the former reading to the latter "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" at bedtime. Bell's affable pencil illustrations are soft hued and warmhearted, making this a very cozy package. Copyright 2014 Booklist Reviews.

Douglas Wood is the author of A Quiet Place as well as the New York Times bestselling Can't Do series. His books Old Turtle and Old Turtle and the Broken Truth were both international bestsellers. He lives in a cabin in the woods of Minnesota. A studied naturalist, Douglas shares his knowledge of nature as a wilderness guide. Visit him at DouglasWood.com.

Jennifer A. Bell is an illustrator whose work can be found on greeting cards, in magazines, and in over a dozen children's books. She lives with her husband, son, and cranky cat in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Douglas Wood is the author of A Quiet Place as well as the New York Times bestselling Can’t Do series. His books Old Turtle and Old Turtle and the Broken Truth were both international bestsellers. He lives in a cabin in the woods of Minnesota. A studied naturalist, Douglas shares his knowledge of nature as a wilderness guide. Visit him at DouglasWood.com.

Jennifer A. Bell is an illustrator whose work can be found in greeting cards, magazines, and more than forty children’s books. She studied fine art at the Columbus College of Art and Design and spent many years designing seasonal giftware and greeting cards before becoming a children’s book illustrator. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.