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|reviewer=Z J Cookson
|isbn=978-0571314102
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This is the story of a boy and his Grandma. An award-wining winning architect, Grandma promises to build the boy a special house on a hill over the horizon, over a city and beyond the sea. But Grandma is getting old – too old to make houses. And, one day, she is gone. Without Grandma, the house is empty. It’s just rooms. But the boy has an idea – it requires a lot of work but the result is totally magical.
Based on a slightly surreal idea, this story is told in the most beautiful lyrical language while still managing to be accessible to young readers. Author, Ross Montgomery, also cleverly doesn’t give his boy a name allowing the child reader to more easily identify with the book’s main character. It’s similarly great to find Grandma’s earlier life – and her career success – included as an integral part of the story. (Grandparents are so often assigned the sole role of grandparent in children’s books).
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