Every wrinkle has a story / written by David Grossman ; pictures by Ninamasina ; translated by Jessica Cohen.

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Every wrinkle has a story

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"Every Tuesday, Yotam's grandfather takes him to a coffee shop after kindergarten, where Grandpa Amnon drinks coffee and Yotam likes to draw. One day, Yotam has a question: "Grandpa, what's on your face?" Grandpa Amnon explains that the lines on his face are wrinkles, and they are something that grownups get. He tells Yotam the stories of how he got each of his wrinkles. Some reasons for Grandpa's wrinkles are sad, like when Grandma Dina was sick. But some reasons are happy, like the wrinkle Grandpa got when Yotam was born. Yotam looks closely at the circles and lines on Grandpa's face, thinks hard ... and then expresses what he's just learned about the beauty of aging in his own special way. Every Wrinkle Has a Story is a pro-aging story of curiosity, intergenerational storytelling and quiet contemplation through artwork."--

Language:

English

Language Note:

Translated from the Hebrew.

ISBN - ISSN:

9781773068275

177306827X

Physical Description:

36 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm

General Note:

Translation of: Le-khol ḳemeṭ yesh sipur.

Subject:

Grandparents -- Israel -- Juvenile fiction.

Grandparent and child -- Israel -- Juvenile fiction.

Grandparents -- Fiction.

Grandparent and child -- Fiction.

Israel -- Fiction.

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Every Tuesday, Yotam's grandfather takes him to a coffee shop after kindergarten, where Grandpa Amnon drinks coffee and Yotam likes to draw. One day, Yotam has a question: "Grandpa, what's on your face?"

Grandpa Amnon explains that the lines on his face are wrinkles, and they are something that grownups get. He tells Yotam the stories of how he got each of his wrinkles. Some reasons for Grandpa's wrinkles are sad, like when Grandma Dina was sick. But some reasons are happy, like the wrinkle Grandpa got when Yotam was born. Yotam looks closely at the circles and lines on Grandpa's face, thinks hard ... and then expresses what he's just learned about the beauty of aging in his own special way.

Every Wrinkle Has a Story is a pro-aging story of curiosity, intergenerational storytelling and quiet contemplation through artwork.

Key Text Features

illustrations

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2

Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4

Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.

Reviews (2)

Kirkus Review

In this tale translated from Italian, a grandfather teaches his grandson about the beauty of aging. Every Tuesday, Grandpa Amnon picks up Yotam from kindergarten, and the two go to Aviva's cafe. Aviva calls them "the grandpa who laughs and the boy who draws," and on this particular day, Yotan asks Grandpa about his wrinkles. "Wrinkles are something grownups get," Grandpa responds. He explains that some wrinkles come from sad moments and others from happy ones. Yotan thinks that one of Grandpa's wrinkles, which formed after the death of a beloved dog, "looks like Papaya's tail," while Grandpa claims that another comes from his frequent smiles after the birth of his grandson. The book wraps up with Yotan deciding that he simply must draw what he's learned. Relying on lingering moments and lengthy descriptions, this feels more like a meditation on aging, loss, and joy for adults than a tale for children; those without a sentimental attachment to a wrinkled adult likely won't feel any particular connection. The spare, blue art is intriguing, and the book's creative use of outlining and white space (with characters who are either seen in blueish silhouettes or have skin the white of the page) adds to the mature feel of the text. A story of body acceptance that will resonate more with grown-ups than young people. (Picture book. 4-8) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

Every Tuesday, Grandpa meets Yotam after school, and the pair walks to a café where Grandpa sips coffee and the kindergartner drinks grape juice. One afternoon, Yotam asks about Grandpa's facial wrinkles. As the boy explores the older man's visage, Grandpa explains that some wrinkles are from getting old, while others come from events in his life: some happy, others sad. Finally, Yotam asks for markers and paper and begins to draw images of their conversation. Smoothly translated from Hebrew and by an award-winning Israeli novelist, the story has an abstracted, universal setting. Ninamasina's illustrations, rendered in ink, pastels, and colored pencil, are minimalist in style and favor blues and black. Grandpa's face, for example, is depicted variously as a series of free-floating wrinkles, facial features, and glasses; as a blue head profile filled with yellow wrinkle lines; and as a round, smiling face as drawn by a child. The boy's hands also appear in several illustrations, tracing Grandpa's features. A poignant look at a touching intergenerational relationship.