Someday We Will

February 15, 2020
Today's energetic, active grandparents and their young grandchildren can anticipate a lively extended visit filled with engagingly fun pursuits. A pair of loving grandparents prompt their two grandchildren to think about all the things they will do together the next time the kids visit. "SOMEDAY / we'll take a walk in the park / and wave to the ducks paddling in the pond." Thin-lined, colorful drawings feature a vibrant couple--a balding grandfather and a grandmother with short graying hair--in youthful poses during warm summery outings with their kids (all family members present white). They ride bikes, garden, swim, picnic, draw with sidewalk chalk, fly kites, blow bubbles, read books together, and eventually share a living-room movie night with popcorn. After this litany of "someday"s, a double-page spread reveals grandparents on verso reading a letter from the kids and the kids on recto marking X's on a calendar. Finally, "SOMEDAY... / SOMEDAY... // SOMEDAY IS HERE!" Grandparents and kids greet one another with hugs and smiles. While long-distance relationships can be a bit difficult to maintain even with the possibilities of today's technology, this will surely encourage good strategic discussion to quell the impatience of waiting for the next welcoming stay at a grandparent's home. Captures the eager anticipation of reunions with loving grandparents. (Picture book. 3-7)

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