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I'll be the water : a story of a grandparent's love / Alec Aspinwall ; illustrated by Nicole Wong.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Thomaston, Maine : Tilbury House Publishers, [2020]Copyright date: © 2020Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780884487760
  • 0884487768
Other title:
  • I will be the water
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Joshua and his grandfather love being together. More than anything else they love fishing. But Grandpa gets sick and is in the hospital a long time. When he gets out, he and Joshua share one more fishing adventure, and Grandpa promises Joshua that he will always be near. "Think of it this way," Grandpa says. "Today, you and I are like two fish swimming together in this lake. When I die, things will be different. I won't be a fish anymore, but I'll become something even better. My love will be like the water in the lake. You might think I'm not with you, but we'll be closer than ever because you'll be surrounded by my love."
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Picturebook Tough Topics ASPINWAL ALEC Available 33111010406185
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook Tough Topics ASPINWAL ALEC Available 33111010406235
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"Think of it this way," Grandpa says. "Today, you and I are like two fish swimming together in this lake. When I die, things will be different. I won't be a fish anymore, but I'll become something even better. My love will be like the water in the lake. You might think I'm not with you, but we'll be closer than ever because you'll be surrounded by my love." Long after Grandpa dies, Joshua comes to understand that Grandpa kept his promise-and that love and its memory survive death. When grown-up Joshua goes fishing with his daughter, he teaches her what Grandpa taught him: "She knows we never have to feel alone or afraid because we are surrounded by a love that lasts forever."

"Each memory is like a special gift I can unwrap again and again," said Grandpa. "And that's a gift I want to give you, too."

Joshua and his grandfather love being together. More than anything else they love fishing. But Grandpa gets sick and is in the hospital a long time. When he gets out, he and Joshua share one more fishing adventure, and Grandpa promises Joshua that he will always be near. "Think of it this way," Grandpa says. "Today, you and I are like two fish swimming together in this lake. When I die, things will be different. I won't be a fish anymore, but I'll become something even better. My love will be like the water in the lake. You might think I'm not with you, but we'll be closer than ever because you'll be surrounded by my love."

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