Grandfather's Journey 20th Anniversary

In this special anniversary edition with a new introduction of his Caldecott-winning classic, Allen Say gives us a poignant account of a family's unique cross-cultural experience in America and Japan. He warmly conveys his own love for his two countries and the strong and constant desire to be in both places at once.“At once a very personal tribute to his grandfather and a distillation of universally shared emotions.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)When he was a young man, Allen Say’s grandfather left his home in Japan to explore the world. He began his journey by crossing the Pacific Ocean on a steamship, then wandered the deserts, farmlands, and cities of North America. Allen Say lovingly tells the story of his own family’s cross-cultural history in elegant watercolor paintings that earned him a Caldecott Medal in 1993. This twentieth-anniversary gift edition of the modern classic features a new introduction by Allen Say.