My Grandpa

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"The expressive drawings are winning. . . A lovely tale." - Guardian My Grandpa is the stunning picture book debut from Marta Altes, author of I Am An Artist. A moving and memorable book about the very special relationship between an elderly grandfather and his adoring grandson, this unique look at old age through the eyes of a young bear is big-hearted, poignant and beautifully observed.

Marta Altes is the award-winning creator of King Cat, I Am An Artist! and My New Home. She loves to tell stories and her love of illustration saw her study for a degree in Graphic Design in Barcelona. Marta moved to the UK to study for an MA in Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University (the best decision she ever made!) and graduated in 2011. Since then she has seen her books translated into many different languages. My Grandpa won the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Honour in the US and I Am An Artist! was longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. She's also won the Read It Again! Award and the Nottingham Children's Book Award and her first book No! was shortlisted for the Peoples Book Prize and the Waterstones Picture Book Prize. Marta lives in London.

The story's magic is found in its spare illustrations and hushed quiet, as though you were being whispered to under the covers. * The New York Times Book Review * The expressive drawings are winning. . . A lovely tale. * Guardian *