Grandad's Camper
Book 1 of Grandad's Camper Series
Age 3+
Picture Storybooks Family & Home Stories Transport Personal & Social Issues: Death & Bereavement
Celebrate love in all its forms, as Grandad tells his granddaughter about the adventures he used to have with Gramps.
'A colour-flooded riot of memory… a poignant sense of intergenerational love and grief made manageable makes this beautiful debut stand out’ GUARDIAN
'A glowingly colourful journey of remembered joy, managed grief and renewed delight in living' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
GRANDAD’S CAMPER by Harry Woodgate won CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF THE YEAR at the BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2023
Creators
Harry Woodgate (pronouns: they/them) is an award-winning illustrator, who was shortlisted for the V&A Illustration Awards 2019 and the Folio Society Book Illustration Competition 2018 and 2019. Grandad’s Camper is inspired by their university dissertation, which revealed a lack of representation for older LGBT characters in children’s books.
Reviews
A colour-flooded riot of memory… a poignant sense of intergenerational love and grief made manageable makes this beautiful debut stand out
Guardian
A glowingly colourful journey of remembered joy, managed grief and renewed delight in living
Times Literary Supplement
This picture book, in which a girl helps her grandfather embrace life again following the death of Gramps, may well aid young readers in understanding others’ grief
Shelf Awareness
This book deserves pride of place on any bookshelf, be it in a library, school, or home… as warm and friendly as a kind grandparent
Kirkus Reviews
Touching and tender, this is a delight for all readers, regardless of age
The Bookseller
