Synopses & Reviews
Grandpa can hardly wait!
Starting with the anticipation of a new baby's arrival, this book from Emmy Award-winning comedian Billy Crystal celebrates all the moments, great and small, that a new grandpa is ready to share. Whether it's taking a nap together or attending baseball games, this grandpa just can't wait for his grandchild to be born.
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“The special nature of this intergenerational relationship shines through.” School Library Journal
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“A tender ode…capturing the love and easy companionship of a grandfather and granddaughter.” Child magazine
Synopsis
A #1 New York Times bestselling ode to grandfathers everywhere from Tony and Emmy Award-winning comedian, director, actor, and author Billy Crystal.
Grandpa can hardly wait
Starting with the anticipation of a new baby's arrival, Billy Crystal celebrates all the moments, great and small, that a new grandpa is ready to share.
Whether it's taking a nap together or attending baseball games, this grandpa just can't wait for his grandchild to be born. This timeless loving tale is a warm gift for the eager grandpa in your life This board book edition features sturdy pages for sharing with little ones.
Perfect for fans of Hoda Kotb's I've Loved You Since Forever, Ainsley Earhardt's Take My Heart, My Child, and Anne Bowen's I Loved You Before You Were Born.
Synopsis
Now available in paperback--the #1 "New York Times" bestselling debut by comedian Bill Crystal, in which he describes the cavalcade of feelings that comes with becoming a grandfather for the first time. Full color.
About the Author
Tony Award-winning comedian, director, actor, and author Billy Crystal is just as importantly a grandfather. He charmed children and grown-ups alike as the voice of Mike Wazowski in
Monsters, Inc. and starred in the hilarious movies
Analyze This and
City Slickers and He recently set box-office records with his smash Tony Award-winning one-man show on Broadway,
700 Sundays. The father of two grown daughters, Jennifer and Lindsay, Billy Crystal lives with his wife, Janice, in California.
Elizabeth Sayles, a well-known illustrator of children's books, is also an adjunct professor of illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She enjoyed working on this book because she could finally use her daughter as a model, and because she liked the way Mikele sees the world around her in imaginative ways.
Elizabeth Sayles lives in Valley Cottage, New York.