At Grandpa's Sugar Bush

This is a simple story of a young boy who goes to help his grandpa make maple syrup. The words and pictures powerfully evoke the sights, sounds and tastes of being in the woods. This book emphasizes not only the lore we can learn from grandfathers, but also the deeper knowledge that we can gain just from the experience of spending time with them.

Margaret Carney has taken me back many years with her writing. I remember the fresh maple surup candy that I used to get in the New England area. This story can demonstrate to students a way that children in different areas can help their family. It is also a wonderful book to share at the beginning of spring if you are in an area, or going to an area, that produces maple surup. I miss the woods and smells at that time of year (O.K. so I miss the maple sugar candy most). Enjoy this book and try to find time to visit an area that produces maple sugar.