Grandma's Gift bookcover

Grandma's Gift

Eric Velasquez 

(Author)

Eric Velasquez 

(Illustrator)
4.9/5.0
21,000+ Reviews
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Description

This prequel to Eric Velasquez's biographical picture book Grandma's Records is the story of a Christmas holiday that young Eric spends with his grandmother. After they prepare their traditional Puerto Rican Christmas celebration, Eric and Grandma visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a school project, where he sees a painting by Diego Velasquez and realizes for the first time that he could be an artist when he grows up. Grandma witnesses his fascination, and presents Eric with the perfect Christmas gift-a set of paints-to use in his first steps toward becoming an artist. A heart-warming story of self-discovery, Grandma's Gift is a celebration of the special bond between a grandparent and grandchild.

Product Details

PublisherBloomsbury USA Childrens
Publish DateOctober 08, 2013
Pages32
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9780802735362
Dimensions7.9 X 237.7 X 3.8 inches | 0.4 pounds
BISAC Categories: Kids, Kids, Kids, Kids

About the Author

ERIC VELASQUEZ is the author and illustrator of Grandma's Records and Grandma's Gift, a Pura Belpré Award winner. He is also the illustrator of The Price of Freedom; I, Matthew Henson, which received four starred reviews; Jesse Owens: Fastest Man Alive, which received two starred reviews; and The Piano Man, for which he won the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award. He is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts and lives in New York. www.ericvelasquez.com

Reviews

Praise for Grandma's Gift” —:

“2011 Pura Belpre Award for Illustration Winner” —.

“Touching.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Velasquez's full-bleed paintings transport readers to another time and place and expertly capture the characters' personalities and emotions. A gift, indeed.” —School Library Journal

Praise for I, Matthew Henson” —.

“Lovely and inspiring” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“Powerful words and images make this an excellent choice” —School Library Journal, starred review

“Tough-minded and poetic” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“A great combination of adventure in the wild landscape and personal struggle” —Booklist, starred review

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