A Stopwatch from Grampa

A touching portrayal of the loss of a grandparent. ?When summer started, I got Grampa?s stopwatch,? a small child says. ?I don?t want his stopwatch. I want him.? Grampa used to time everything. A race to the end of the street and back: 24 seconds. Eating bubblegum ice cream: 1 minute, 58 seconds. But now, Grampa?s gone. ?There are no more Grampa minutes, Grampa seconds,? the child says. ?Time just stops.? But as time goes on, the stopwatch becomes a cherished symbol of remembrance, and the child uses it to carry on Grampa?s favorite pastimes and traditions. A treasured ritual from the past can sometimes offer the perfect bridge to the future.

Author: Loretta Garbutt

Publisher: Kids Can Press

Publication Date: April 07, 2020

Number of Pages: 32 pages

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover

ISBN-10: 1525301446

ISBN-13: 9781525301445