Rebecca Reads: The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster
The kitchen window at Nanna and Poppy's house is, for one little girl, a magic gateway. Everything important happens near it, through it, or beyond it.
Told in her voice, her story is both a voyage of discovery and a celebration of the commonplace wonders that define childhood, expressed as a joyful fusion of text with evocative and exuberant illustrations which Chris Raschka won the Caldecott Medal for in 2006. This is a love song devoted to that special relationship between grandparents and grandchild.
Great for 2-8 year olds
By Norton Juster
Illustrations by Chris Raschka