Grandma Bird (Storm Whale)

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I cannot write a list about grandmas in books and not include The Summer Book, which features one of my all-time, absolute favourite Grandmas ever. I know it's not a children's book, but Jansson is one of our most beloved children's authors so...

A reminder of the true art of storytelling': Celebrating Henrietta Branford's powerful novel Fire, Bed & Bone No booklist I write is complete without Milly-Molly-Mandy. Old fashioned, yes. Rose-tinted, yes. Utterly comforting, OOOOOOH yes. Finding Grandma lost in her own world and going about her own business and too busy to play, Noi finds himself going on his own adventure. But when Noi finds himself trapped out at sea it is Grandma that comes to the rescue and this will be the start of a beautiful relationship. This is a delightful adventure story with plenty of drama, danger and excitement. Noi is having very little fun with his Grandma and it is this that sees him head off to explore his surroundings whereby he finds a cave. Whilst in his cave a storm brews and a surprise visitor drops from the sky in need of help. Through the nursing of this bird and several others that Noi and his Grandma rescue, the two bond. From this moment on the two feel much closer and they then enjoy adventures together and spend their days exploring in the company of each other. Design and build a new boat that Grandma and Noi could use to travel across the sea safely during a storm.Intensely atmospheric, full of biting cold, tender detail and warm light, this is a book to cuddle up with” – The Guardian

Well, this book is beautiful in all kinds of ways, but the quiet, calm and unwavering character of Julian's Grandma is an utter joy. We all fell in love with Noi in The Storm Whale and The Storm Whale in Winter and now we can fall in love with Noi's Grandma Bird. Write an alternative ending to the story after ‘Then he spotted something shimmering across the sand.’ What could be shimmering?

A simple but powerful story about loneliness and the love between a parent and child” – New York Times