Title: Grandpa Green

Author: Lane Smith

Illustrator: Lane Smith

Copyright date: 2011

Publisher: Roaring Book Press

Summary: Grandpa Green is a story atold by a young boy about his great-grandfather. The boy tells the story walking through a beautiful garden that is filled with shapes and images that represent his great-grandfather's past. The book explores ideas like aging and family history.

Media for illustration: Waterproof drawing ink, watercolor, oil paint, and digital paint

Perfect student: This book is perfect for students who love history or nature. It would also be good for students learning about family history.

Common Core State Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.7 Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas. This standard is for first grade, but I believe there are similar standards in other elementary grades as well and probably even higher grades. This standard works well with this book because the illustrations are award-winning.