Storybook Treasures: When Grandma Came

I've never really attached myself too much with children's storybooks because we read so many and so many are not worth getting through once, let alone creating a relationship with it.  But in a desire to find books worth cherishing, I was thrilled to identify this book -  'When Grandma Came' by Jill Paton Walsh and illustrated by Sophy Williams as one.

Grandma has traveled the world over and  experienced exotic geographic location and witnessed the doings of wildlife in their natural habitats.  But none of these adventures compares to the excitement and wonder of a child.  As grandma explains each adventure she has participated in, she compares it to the adventure of her granddaughter.  Each page is a new stage in the granddaughters life - from infant, toddler, small child, and young child. 

I love the illustrations, the concept of childhood being the greatest wonder, and the poetic tone in portraying connections between the young and the old in a family.  This book captures the reality of nurturing a child as the joyful experience that it is.  The foundational development of a child's life is the greatest adventure anyone can experience in this life.