Joel StrangisReseñas
Autor de Grandfather's Rock: An Italian Folktale
Reseñas
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Based upon an Italian folktale, Grandfather's Rock offers a sensitive depiction of a poor family struggling to make ends meet, while also doing what is right for their elderly relative. Joel Strangis's narrative - apparently gleaned from his own grandmother's telling - flows smoothly, and Ruth Gamper's watercolor illustrations capture the feel of the home and countryside being described. All in all, an excellent little picture-book, although I do wonder how it would go over with young readers whose grandparents are in homes for the elderly...