“I lucked into reading an advance copy of this really adorable and charming book. The idea is simple but the feeling of reading it is like settling in with a good Roald Dahl tale. The illustrations are genuinely beautiful.”
– GoodReads reviewer
“This book explores the uses of silliness. First of all, it’s a way to say “I love you” and “we are family.” The stories and pictures say these things with great charm. But silliness provides a way to ask the hard questions, “Are you getting old? Does that mean you will become weak? Will you leave us?” The imaginative silliness suggests the answer: this balding grandpa is full of life and love, if not hair.”
– Amazon reviewer
“I love these stories and their magical illustrations. Not only because of Boppa’s wild and hilarious adventures, but also because of the marvelous sense of family and place where the stories are told and where the children—and readers—are held. We get to experience the rock band, the octopus, the tornado that tear the hair off of Boppa’s head. But we also get to enjoy the summer house and its popsicles, the raspberries that need to be watered, and the wheelbarrow filled with sand where children play with trucks. Magic and deeply rooted in time and place.”
– Amazon reviewer