If All the World Were… by Joseph Coelho and Allison Colpoys
Allison Colpoys’ beautifully light illustrations let the text flower and spread its mood across each page. This is a delicate exploration of the friendship between child and grandparent. It moves through the seasons and when the time comes for grandparent to leave this life, it is addressed without any avoidance, but without labouring either.
The gifts this little girl found in her friendship with her grandfather will carry her past his death. And there’s a recognition that after all he is still with her; here too a truth is presented with the lightest touch.
