Woodgate's explosively colorful scenes center most of the book on the men, with snapshot after snapshot of their loving life together. Readers are introduced to a young, brown-skinned, curly-haired protagonist on a visit to their White grandfather's cottage. The artwork is enticing and rich, and readers will be happy to pore over the pages studying details like Grandad's friendly dog and the textured backgrounds as they read and reread the story. They will then send a postcard home from Grandad and Gramps on their beach adventure before planning, drafting and editing a sequel for the book where Grandad and the little girl head off on their own campervan adventure. For the hope for new adventures, and the glimpse of intergenerational kindness and understanding, this lovely book should be on every shelf.

Roo loves staying with her grandfather in his cottage by the sea and enjoys listening to his wonderful stories. This is a quiet story that speaks volumes, and astute educators and storytellers will be able to use the book in both intimate storytimes and with larger groups.A long time ago, Grandad and Gramps spent many happy days travelling the world together in a camper van.

This debut picture book from award-winning author-illustrator Harry Woodgate won the British Book Awards Nibbie for Children's Illustrated Book of the Year and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, was shortlisted for the Polari Prize, and named as an ALA Stonewall Honor Book. This poignant tale acknowledges the sadness of losing a loved one, but also celebrates the pleasure of remembering those who have touched our lives.This is an important text in terms of the representation of LGBTQIA+ relationships and portraying different family structures. Children create labels for the items, then explore the concept of memories by thinking about how things special to them hold memories and form connections to times and events in our lives. It was inspired by their university dissertation, which revealed a lack of representation for older LGBTQIA+ characters in children’s books.

Still, there is a wholesome gentility to every page, of enjoying every minute, even in memory, of growing sweet cherries in the garden, and of filling a home with mementos and stories. The art throughout Grandad's Camper is dashing, the layouts somehow chockablock and yet never too busy.

Spelling Seeds have been designed to complement Writing Roots by providing weekly, contextualised sequences of sessions for the teaching of spelling that include open-ended investigations and opportunities to practise and apply within meaningful and purposeful contexts, linked (where relevant) to other areas of the curriculum and a suggestion of how to extend the investigation into home learning.