GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY 20th Anniversary Edition

Grandfather is a traveler--from continent to continent and back again. Allen Say enchants listeners with the wonder his grandfather feels at each new experience in the United States and Japan. Then, it is Say himself who has similar life experiences and feels a closeness with his grandfather. "The moment I am in one country, I am homesick for the other." Just as there's magic in Allen Say's story of his grandfather's life, there's magic in his narration. His voice is distinctive, his pacing leisurely, and his elocution precise. Say allows listeners the time to conjure the images of Grandfather's travels, or pore over his Caldecott Medal-winning illustrations, should the book be at hand. The musical accompaniment is rich and diverse, totally evocative of the story's vignettes on mountains and rivers, war and songbirds. A.R. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2014]