Description: A scroll that a grandfather plans to finish painting with his granddaughter shows how love can overcome differences and distances.
Brief description: Ginger Park is a Korean American author of many children's books. She has received multiple awards for her work, including the International Reading Association's Children's Book Award, the IRA-CBC Teachers' Choice Award, the Notable Books for a Global Society Award, the Paterson Prize Book Award for Young Readers, and the Bank Street Book Award, among others. She lives in a suburb of Washington, DC.
Review Quotes:
"A subtle color palette and vivid emotions in the expressions of the characters complement the quiet tone of this bittersweet but touching story, which captures the love between Lily and Grandpa, pen pals immortalized through art and poetry."--Booklist