Where is Grandma

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Henry is visiting his grandmother in hospital. When his nanny has to take a call, he decides to go on alone. He knows Grandma well, after all! But the hospital is bigger than he thought, and his visit becomes an odyssey: up and down elevators, in and out of rooms. Now Henry isnt sure he will find Grandma after all. Down every corridor, Henry does find people to talk to: staff, patients, and visitors fill his journey with with conversation, humour, informationand a wonderful variety of human nature.

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a childs-eye view of the mystery of ill health itself -- Publishers Weekly (US)
unreservedly recommended for family, elementary school, and community library picture book collections -- Midwest Book Review (US)
a childs-eye view of the mystery of ill health itself Publishers Weekly (US)
unreservedly recommended for family, elementary school, and community library picture book collections Midwest Book Review (US)

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Peter Schssow was born in Hamburg in 1953. He is one of the great contemporary picture book artists. He studied at the College of Design in Hamburg, and since then has worked as an illustrator of books, newspapers and advertisements. He has written and illustrated a large number of childrens books for which he has received numerous awards, including the German Childrens Literature Award twice and the Troisdorf picture book prize.