The Truth About Old People
Ages 3 to 7
07 February 2019Imprint: Two Hoots
Synopsis
A Children's Book of the Year in The Telegraph and an Empathy Lab Read for Empathy book 2020.
A very funny and lovable picture book tribute to grandparents and older people.
When you're small, everybody bigger than you seems really old. But does being older have to mean being boring, or slow, or quiet? NO! Elina Ellis' wonderful illustrations reveal that the...
Details
07 February 201932 pages
9781529008104Imprint: Two Hoots
Reviews
Ellis’s noisy, bright, dynamic pages, filled with grandparents riding rollercoasters, smooching, dancing and flipping whole stackfuls of pancakes, assert that the elderly, too, can be anarchically amazing.The Guardian
This is a defiantly upbeat book . . . grandparents are the rising stars of children's fiction – and this simple, touching story shows why – 5 stars, Book of the WeekSaturday Telegraph
This is one of those picture books that make wonderful use of the way children read illustrations while adults read words aloud.The New York Times
Ellis tackles ageism and celebrates older people . . . Her art, reminiscent of Sara Ogilvie has a real joyful energy.Bookseller
