A Plan for Pops

This is one of my favorite books of the year and one I will cherish for a long time. The themes are such a treasure: queer grandparents, disability, aging, solidarity with neighbors, cultivating one's unique skills and hobbits, and the simple love of grandparents for their grandkid. What a tremendously inspiring and beautiful story! If there were a picture book I would buy as a gift to friends and families in February, it would be this one. Let me also add that the story and the illustrations were well crafted, with lots of place for humor and laughter.

There is only one thing I didn't like about this book, it is the color of Pops' face when he is back from the hospital. This ghostly blue was very unsettling –and frankly quite scary–, and I think I would have enjoyed a little more aliveness on his face at that time.

Thank you NetGalley and Orca Book Publishers for providing me with a free digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

Read and reviewed: 2018-11-03