Grandfathers Journey

Allen, Say .(Author & Illustrator)
Grandfather's Journey Cadelcott Winner
Massachusetts: Haughton Miffilin Co, 1993.

A young Japanese man journey's to a new land an life , yet yearns for the country he left behind in this heartwarming story book about the Authors own Grandfather an cross-culture family.

Appropriate Age/Grade Level: Preschool- 4th Grade.

Evaluation Criteria
1. Content
Grandfather's journey takes the reader on an adventure across the oceans, era, an familiar generations. Story expresses the emotions of migration , pride and love for two countries and the experience of a family. Conceptual it introduces travel words an transposition concepts.

2. Illustrations
The cover of the book draws children in with its colors and questions; who is the man on the front, why is he on a boat, what is he doing? The illustrations are detailed, colorful, and simply charming. They express the written word and story can easily be inferred by the illustrations.

3. Theme
As Grandfather journey's to a new land and and back to old again , a theme of changing travel and transportation emerges. Overall, a theme of the emotions that being a cross-culture family have are expressed in this easy to read book.

Personal Reaction
I found this book to flow well an the illustrations to be amazing. I enjoyed the way it expressed the love of two countries for a cross-cultural person and family, as I feel this certainly applies to many children today in Unites States.


Discussion questions
1.What was Grandpa's journey?
2.Where was grandpa from?
3.How did grandpa get from Japan to California?