Author: Gill Pittar
Illustrator: Cris Morrell
Year: 2001
Publisher: Milly Molly Books, New Zealand
Age: 4 and above
No. of Pages: 24
ISBN: 978-1-87729-705-4
I love the way Milly and Molly books introduce a wide range of topics to children including sensitive issues like the death of loved ones. And, this has to be the most touching book I've read in the series.
Milly and Molly love Grandpa and Granny Peg. They are almost 100 years old and the center of their homestead is a grand old oak tree. It’s also time to bid goodbye to their loved ones.
Even though the story is about the passing away of beloved grandparents, the author deftly weaves in the story of the great oak tree to remind Milly and Molly of hope, the goodness of people they love and true love that endures and is passed on from generation to generation.
Excerpt
Grandpa and Granny Peg belonged to everyone. Everyone had enjoyed a pot of strawberry jam from Granny Peg’s pantry.
And everyone’s woodshed had been given a barrow of Grandpa’s firewood during moments of hardship.
Everyone, especially Milly and Molly, loved Grandpa and Granny Peg.
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