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Grandfather Gandhi (2014)

by Arun Gandhi(Favorite Author)

4.22 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

144242365X (ISBN13: 9781442423657)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Atheneum Books for Young Readers

review 1: A wonderful story with an important message for kids, and adults too. The artwork (the reason I picked the book up in the first place) puts it on an entirely new level, and along with Arun and Bethany's words, helps humanize a figure who has been deified by so many since his death. The sensitive and lively artwork makes Gandhi real and interesting for children. The book introduces an image of Gandhi that is personal and far removed from the way I had imagined him before. And why shouldn't it? It was written by the man's own grandson. I find myself thinking of the book's message, to live life as light and not destructive lightning, when I'm annoyed by everyday things. I can't say that I've read another children's book that has actually made me think about my own life before... more. Between that and the sweet and charming depictions of a man who I've never thought of in his role as a grandfather before, this is a very impressive book that I hope can be exposed to a very wide audience.
review 2: Not only a reminiscence of one of the most revered humans who ever lived, this fine book is also a meditation on anger and control. Arun's grandfather provides a hard-to-live-up-to example of patience and service, but when Arun loses his shit on the soccer field, he validates the child's feelings of frustration and helplessness while giving him some ideas of how to cope with those feelings.The art is spectacular. Inky scrawls and jazzy, expressive figures are collaged with lovely papers and watercolor patterns, with the genius addition of scraps of white cotton floss and cloth. Shadows play a large part in the art - it is clear that Arun feels overwhelmed by the outsize shadow his diminutive grandfather casts, but by the end of the book, the shadows take on a different meaning, indicating the effect each individual's actions can have on the world. less

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