In a nostalgic story of forgiveness set at Christmastime in 1943, seven-year-old Patrick Collins wants three things for Christmas: to leave his grandfather's house, for the army to find his father, and a wooden soldier tucked away in his grandfather's attic.

"Calvin Sidey is a cowboy of the old-school, no-guff sort--steely, hardened, with his own personal code. It's the 1960s, and he's living off the grid in a stifling trailer on the prairie when his adult son, Bill, seeks his help. A mostly absentee father, and a virtual no-show as a grandfather, Calvin nevertheless reluctantly agrees to stay with his grandchildren for a week. He decamps for his son's dark and musty basement, to the small town where...

A grandfather and his grandson enjoy sharing knock-knock jokes, playing games, hot chocolate, watching movies, reading books, playing baseball, and just spending time together.

"In this affectionate story, three children follow their grandfather up to the attic, where he pulls out his old bowler hat, gold-tipped cane, and his tap shoes. Grandpa once danced on the vaudeville stage, and as he glides across the floor, the children can see what it was like to be a song and dance man. Gammell captures all the story's inherent joie de vivre with color pencil renderings that leap off the pages. Bespectacled, enthusiastic Grandpa...

Two children describe the wonderful times they have with their grandfather doing such things as watching television, flying kites, and going camping.

A young girl and her grandfather go fishing and meet up with the heron that always helps him find fish.

Grandpa Max explains to Ollie the ways their relatives are connected.

A child explores the ordinary life of his extraordinary great-grandfather, as expressed in his topiary garden.

From spring to fall with the help of her grandfather, Jody learns to plant, care for, harvest, prepare, and eat some runner beans.

Ten-year-old Dottie learns to navigate the odd spaces between grieving and everyday living when her newly widowed grandfather comes to stay with her family.