Grandma’s Hurrying Child by Jane Yolen

I have not read many books that are written from a Grandparents perspective. I thought that this book would be appealing to young girls, like the main character herself. The book is about a Grandma telling her grandchild Maddy how she was a “hurrying child.” She got the nickname because the grandma was almost late to see her being born at the hospital, because Maddy was born earlier then expected. I found the pictures to be very detailed and followed the story really well. I like the bright colors that are painted with watercolor. I think that it gives the book a soft and “girly” touch to it. I also liked when the illustrator divided the pictures diagonally so that the reader could see what the family was doing while the grandma was traveling to greet Maddy at the hospital. I think that this is a wonderful book to be read before bedtime or by a grandparent, but I wonder if it would be popular in a classroom. It is definitely appropriate, but I think that it is a story to be read by a family member instead of a teacher because of the subject.