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A Stopwatch from Grampa
Hardcover
FamilyGeneral Juvenile Fiction
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ISBN13: 9781525301445
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Published: Apr 7 2020
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.30 Width: 9.30 Depth: 10.10
Language: English
A child inherits a treasured stopwatch that belonged to a beloved grandparent in this touching story of loss that explores the stages of grief with sensitivity and wisdom.
When summer started, I got Grampa's stopwatch, a small child says. I don't want his stopwatch. I want him. Grampa used to time everything. A race to the end of the street and back: 24 seconds. Eating bubblegum ice cream: 1 minute, 58 seconds. But now, Grampa's gone. There are no more Grampa minutes, Grampa seconds, the child says. Time just stops. As the seasons come and go, the stopwatch becomes a cherished symbol of remembrance, and the child uses it to carry on Grampa's favorite pastimes and traditions.
Loretta Garbutt uses subtlety and sensitivity to explore the five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance) in this moving picture book story of loss. It features a gender-neutral main character (no first name or pronouns are given) making the story universally relatable. This is a perfect choice for fostering discussions with children about their emotions, particularly the feeling of loss. It also offers a poignant representation of an intergenerational relationship between a grandfather and grandchild. Carmen Mok's expressive and thoughtful illustrations employ a limited color palette to convey the character's emotional trajectory. There are curriculum applications here in social-emotional development as well as character education lessons in caring and resilience.
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