Granpa nurses his granddaughter's dolls, mistakes her strawberry-flavoured pretend ice-cream for chocolate, takes her tobogganing in the snow, and falls in with her imaginary plans to captain a ship to Africa, like all good Granpa's should. It is a friendship that children who read this book will long remember.

Adorable Granpa gamely nurses his granddaughter's dolls, eats herpretend strawberry-flavored ice cream, takes her tobogganing in thesnow, and falls in step with her imaginary plans to captain a shipto Africa--like all good grandfathers should. Winner of the KateMaschler Award, this poignant tale of friendship and loss is onechildren will long remember.