It was inspired by their university dissertation, which revealed a lack of representation for older LGBTQIA+ characters in children’s books. That leaves the child's role (and there is no mention of parents, or even that Grandad and Gramps had children) as brackets to the piece, only becoming an active part of the story at the end. The children begin the sequence of learning by exploring a dusty memory box from the attic which contains objects linked to Grandad’s memories of his time in the campervan with Gramps. This is an important text in terms of the representation of LGBTQIA+ relationships and portraying different family structures. This picture book, in which a girl helps her grandfather embrace life again following the death of Gramps, may well aid young readers in understanding others' grief.

That child is inspired to help Grandad dust off the old camper/bus in the garage, give it a new blue stripe, change a tire, and start out for new adventures.But what our protagonist/narrator most likes to do is to snuggle up with her Grandad and listen to stories if his adventures with Gramps. Following this, children create expanded noun phrases to enhance their descriptive writing and use these to support them in writing poetry about an object which holds a special memory to them. I purchased this book for my ten year old girls who have outgrown picture books a bit but the stunning illustrations inspired them as little artist and they absolutely loved the story an the characters. Grandad has the kind of garden I dream of, growing fruit and vegetables, including delicious cherries, and the pair play hide-and-seek together there. This beautiful picture book honors love and reminds us not only to remember those we have lost, but to celebrate them.

Before they were Grandad and Gramps, two young men, waving a rainbow flag from their pink VW bus, were a romantic couple, traveling the world-or at least Europe-together, camping under the stars.VERDICT For the hope for new adventures, and the glimpse of intergenerational kindness and understanding, this lovely book should be on every shelf. It’s refreshing to see diversity and inclusion without it being the main reference of the story - as it should be! She loves to examine the fabulous knick-knacks he has collected on his travels and play hide and seek in his amazing garden. Readers are introduced to a young, brown-skinned, curly-haired protagonist on a visit to their White grandfather's cottage. They will then send a postcard home from Grandad and Gramps on their beach adventure before planning, drafting and editing a sequel for the book where Grandad and the little girl head off on their own campervan adventure.

The depiction of a loving, same-sex relationship between Grandad and Gramps, as well as the different ethnicities of the main characters, ensure this wonderfully inclusive book reflects a range of experiences, representative of today’s society. The art throughout Grandad's Camper is dashing, the layouts somehow chockablock and yet never too busy. To do so, they enlist a groovy pink and white camper with a zippy blue stripe as a symbol of both the past and moving on.For the hope for new adventures, and the glimpse of intergenerational kindness and understanding, this lovely book should be on every shelf. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. A touching tale about a girl’s relationship with her grandfather, which also evokes the wildness and beauty of the coast. It's so important that little ones grow up and see their type of family set-up reflected in the books you share with them. At the other end of the book the van rests under a heavy terracotta sunset, the journey ended, or at least paused.