Grandparents continue to be a tremendous influence in the lives of children and are among the key adults who can help young children expand their imagination and creativity. In his bilingual book, My Grandfather Lived in a Tree, Grandpa Vic sets the stage with the child who expects a trick by the Grandfather. The child's imagination begins to create story lines about Grandfather, only to come back to the reality that Grandfather could not have lived in a tree. The surprise conclusion of the book presents the best Grandfather trick of all when the child and the Grandfather actually switch places and the child can live in a tree! The colorful illustrations by Eloisa White include some surprises as well as Eloisa incorporates some of her childhood imagination and creativity with a number of personal items as a child whose grandparents influenced her young life.
