Grandad's Camper: A picture book for children that celebrates LGBTQIA+ families

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The little girl can see how much her Grandad loved travelling and how much he loved Gramps, and asks him why he doesn't travel any more, but Grandad just can't see the point without Gramps. I purchased this book for my ten year old girls who have outgrown picture books a bit but the stunning illustrations inspired them as little artist and they absolutely loved the story an the characters.

Before they were Grandad and Gramps, two young men, waving a rainbow flag from their pink VW bus, were a romantic couple, traveling the world-or at least Europe-together, camping under the stars.

As they look through photo albums, he talks fondly about how they travelled the world together in their beloved pink campervan. Immediately on opening the book you are greeted with the most breathtaking bucolic scene across the endpapers as Grandad and Gramps drive rambling hills in their pink camper van. The children begin the sequence of learning by exploring a dusty memory box from the attic which contains objects linked to Grandad’s memories of his time in the campervan with Gramps.

It is also a story that deals with grief and the importance of sharing memories about cherished people who have passed. For the hope for new adventures, and the glimpse of intergenerational kindness and understanding, this lovely book should be on every shelf. Readers are introduced to a young, brown-skinned, curly-haired protagonist on a visit to their White grandfather's cottage. While there, the protagonist, who narrates, and their grandfather play the usual games and do the usual activities, but Grandad also tells stories about how he and Gramps, a man of color who is now deceased, met and fell in love while traveling in an old VW microbus. This beautiful picture book honors love and reminds us not only to remember those we have lost, but to celebrate them.A touching tale about a girl’s relationship with her grandfather, which also evokes the wildness and beauty of the coast.