Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say

The narrator describes his grandfather's love affair with two countries: Japan and America. He describes the beauty found in both countries and how his grandfather's life and family changed over time. One of the closing lines of text best sums up this story. The narrator remarks, "The funny thing is, the moment I am in one country, I am homesick for the other." A beautiful story about a boy discovering his grandfather's life highlighted with pleasing illustrations. A Caldecott Medal Winner.

Genre: Picture Book-Historical/Realistic Fiction
Say, A. (1993). Grandfather's journey. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.