Book Descriptions
for Grandpa's Angel by Jutta Bauer
From The United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY)
Grandpa, who is hospitalized, loves to tell stories to his grandson. He talks about his life, good times, bad times, and mostly how lucky he has been. Al though Grandpa does not know it, he is kept safe by an angel that has always accompanied him. When Grandpa passes on, the angel takes on a new job as companion to the grandson. 2002 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis nominee. pwc
Originally published as Opas Engel in German by Carlsen Germany, in 2001.
Bridges to Understanding: Envisioning the World through Children's Books. © USBBY, 2011. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
With gentle visual humor, Jutta Bauer's simple story shows how Grandpa's charmed life may be due to someone special watching over him all along.
Grandpa loves to tell stories about his past. There was the time he was almost run over by a bus, the time he made a big dog cower with just one look, and all those scary street corners he passed by unscathed. From climbing the highest trees to surviving World War II and starting a family, Grandpa has led an unusually blessed life. But maybe it was more than mere luck that kept him safe. . . .
Grandpa loves to tell stories about his past. There was the time he was almost run over by a bus, the time he made a big dog cower with just one look, and all those scary street corners he passed by unscathed. From climbing the highest trees to surviving World War II and starting a family, Grandpa has led an unusually blessed life. But maybe it was more than mere luck that kept him safe. . . .
Publisher description retrieved from Google Books.
