Nonfiction, Reading Recovery Level 4, F&P Level C, DRA2 Level 3, Theme Family, Stage Emergent-Early, Character N/A

Ian packs his little suitcase to go to his grandma and grandpa's house.

The purple train speeds along the shiny railway track, the shiny railway track, the shiny railway track. The purple train speeds along the shiny railway track, on the journey home from Grandpa s.

Maurice Sendak illustrates his father's words.

Though separated by language, age, and an ocean, a child and grandparent find common ground in this warm, witty picture book Grandpa lives on the other side of the ocean. He takes naps all the time. He eats different foods. He speaks an unfamiliar language. His house is the most boring place on Earth! Or is it? A little time together just might reveal that Grandpa is also a great singer, an energetic sandcastle builder, and a troublemaker . . . just like his grandson! With her signature warmth and humor, award-winning author-illustrator Hyewon Yum shares the challenges and joys of having a relative who lives far away—proving that even from across the ocean, the grandparent-grandchild relationship is a very special one.

A young pioneer girl and her family attend a wintertime party at her grandparents' house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin.

On John's visits to Grandpa's house, his blind grandfather shares with him the special way he sees and moves in the world.