Lane Smith's Grandpa Green has a lot going for it, but it's probably not one of those books you'll use very often in a one-on-one situation. Like many other picture books out there, it's as much (maybe more) for adults than for kids.
The book is a touching look at life, love and death, not exactly the type of thing you want to promote in Storytime. ("Okay, kids! It's Death Storytime today!" Don't think so.) The illustrations, while excellent, are too detailed and too subtle for most children. I would never use this book for Storytime and would even hesitate to use it in one-on-one situations, and even then only if you're dealing with the death or near-death of a close family member, and even then only if the child was ready for it.
Storytelling 2
Color Attractiveness 2
Size of Book 2
Text Size 3
Illustrations 3
Participation Potential 1
Overall Appropriateness for Storytime 1
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