Caldecott Medal Winner
Grandfather's Journey
by Allen Say
Summary
Say recounts his grandfather's life as a young man who left Japan to explore America, fell in love with both countries, and spent his years longing for whichever one he had left behind. The quiet, deeply personal narrative traces a family across generations and an ocean, carrying the ache of belonging to two homes at once. Say's still, formal watercolors resemble framed photographs, lending the immigrant story the weight and dignity of a family album.
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Historical Context & Significance
Allen Say drew on his own family history of immigration between Japan and the United States to tell the story.