My Grandpa Is Amazing

Nick Butterworth. Candlewick Press (MA), $5.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-7636-2057-8

Four paper-over-board books by Nick Butterworth extol the virtues of various family members in greeting-card fashion: My Mom Is Excellent; My Grandma Is Wonderful; My Dad Is Awesome; and My Grandpa Is Amazing. Among Mom's talents, ""She can balance on a tightrope"" (the comical drawing shows her walking the clothesline) while Dad, ""strong as a gorilla,"" bends over as a multicultural cast of children (plus a dog) piles onto his back.

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