Sherman loves to visit his Grandpa. Many decades ago his grandfather truly was an astronaut. He has a photo taken on the moon and a tiny fragment of moon rock on display in his lounge room. Sherman readily joins in with their beautiful game of imagination. Grandpa talks to Sherman with his astronaut voice. Together they build a rocket, the dog named Luna joins them, and they all head off to the moon. Very luckily some one is able to rescue them when they forget to pack basic supplies such as lemonade and biscuits.
Scattered through the story are puns and jokes which are sure to make adult readers and some older children smile.
"What do you do if you see a spaceman? You park, man."
"That's one small step for dog ... One giant leap for dogkind."
Alongside this sense of poignancy there is also humour. Books for Keeps
This tiny book from the Little Gems series truly is a GEM! In just 85 pages and seven short chapters you will experience a beautiful relationship between a young boy and his grandfather and on the final pages you may be moved to tears - this is a powerful story. Spoiler alert - Grandpa does not die but he is old and his life journey will end - just not today.
To discover more Little Gems click on the label at the end of this post. I highly highly highly recommend you add as many Little Gems to your school library as your budget allows.
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