I do not remember much about my grandparents because they passed away when I was a little girl. I have some photos of them but they seem to be strange people to me as I did not have much contact with them, but I do remember my best friend from elementary school's grandmother. She lived with her family. When you think about an old lady with a wrinkled face looking at you with goodness and wisdom in her eyes - that's the picture I have about that woman. She was always very kind to me. I remember her walking with us from school and telling us different stories from her life. And probably that's kind of a grandmother Andi from "The grandma in the apple tree" is missing in his life.
The book was written by Mira Lobe, the Austrian writer of more than 100 children's books. "Die Omama im Apfelbaum" was released in 1965 and the Polish first translation was published three years later.
The main character, Andi, is a little boy who despite having a loving family, including two older siblings, feels lonely and miserable as he has no grandma. In fact he had never met any of his grandmothers. His heart is bleeding each time he hears stories from his schoolmates, who even have two grandmothers, how they went with their grandmas to the funfair or what amazing presents they received.
The book was written by Mira Lobe, the Austrian writer of more than 100 children's books. "Die Omama im Apfelbaum" was released in 1965 and the Polish first translation was published three years later.
The main character, Andi, is a little boy who despite having a loving family, including two older siblings, feels lonely and miserable as he has no grandma. In fact he had never met any of his grandmothers. His heart is bleeding each time he hears stories from his schoolmates, who even have two grandmothers, how they went with their grandmas to the funfair or what amazing presents they received.
One day Andi, inspired by his mother, who showed him a funny photo of his grandmother, decides to change his lonely days and brings his grandma to life in his imagination. His grandma is not a usual old lady. She likes to sit on a branch of a large apple tree growing near Andi's house. She drives a blue car with fancy features like serving sandwiches or cold lemonade. Andi's grandmother loves adventures. They go to the funfair, catch wild horses or sail in a ship trying to avoid pirates.
One sunny morning the extraordinary adventures of Andi and his grandma had been spoiled by an old lady who was moving in next door. She asked Andi to help her bring her luggage to the upper apartment. From that moment Andi becomes a regular guest in the old lady's house. He helps her with housework and shopping. He spends so much time with his new neighbor that he starts to forget about his fictional grandma...
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| "The grandma in the apple tree" by Mira Lobe |
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| "The grandma in the apple tree" by Mira Lobe |
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