Okay, I love everything about this book. Will it exactly suit every child's situation? No. As a child, I wouldn't have related to the story; I wasn't named after anyone, and my grandparents lived too far away for frequent visits. I would have enjoyed the story, though, because it's sweet, and while I might not have been able to put my finger on it, there's a lot of mutual respect between Maud and Grand-Maud- there's nothing better than an adult who takes you seriously and doesn't talk down to you when you're a kid. Any children's story with family involved won't perfectly suit every child's situation, and that's okay. This is a lovely story where a child gets to feel special and spends time with someone who loves them. It's about the little rituals that make special times special. It's about listening to each other's stories. That's beautiful.
Also beautiful are the illustrations, filled with warm, cozy color, sweet details, and a mixed-race family (Maud presents Asian, Grand-Maud presents white, Maud's imagined future children are a mix of the these). I especially loved the wordless spread featuring a possible future story about a cat (Maud wants to be an author when she grows up). This book gave me the warm happy feels, that makes it a winner in my opinion!

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