Now One Foot, Now the Other - review

Author: Tomie dePaola

Suggested reading age: 4-8

Title - Now One Foot, Now the Other

Author - Tomie dePaola

Publishing date - 2007

Publisher - Puffin Books

Themes: Grandparents, relationships, generations, connections, care for the elderly, caring.

Summary

Bob and Bobby share a gentle relationship and even the same name! They are close friends who teach each other so many things. Bob adores Bobby and loves spending time with him, as every doting and loving grandfather would. Watching fireworks, for example, or wandering together. Bob taught Bobby to walk, to make a stack of blocks and most importantly how to care for someone who needs it.

One day Bob is rushed to the hospital because of a stroke. This instance changes Bobby and makes him into a caring guide for Bob during recovery.

Review: Tomi dePaola knows how to touch hearts through words. Although the storytelling is simple the special bond between little Bobby and his Grandpa Bob shines through the pages.

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About the author:

Tomie dePaola (pronounced Tommy da-POW-la) was best known for his books for children. He had written and/or illustrated over 270 books, including Strega Nona, Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose, Oliver Button Is a Sissy, and 26 Fairmount Avenue. Nearly 25 million copies of his books have been sold.

Tomie dePaola and his work have been recognized with the Smithson Medal from the Smithsonian Institution, and the Society of Illustrators Original Art Show Lifetime Achievement Award. The American Library Association honored him with the Caldecott Honor and Newbery Honor awards, and the Children's Literature Legacy Award (called the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award until June, 2018) for "substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children."

You can read more about the author and his work on his website https://www.tomie.com/