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First Live ArticleGrandpa Green is a children’s book by author and illustrator Lane Smith. It was published by Roaring Brook Press in 2011 and was selected as a Caldecott Honor Book in 2012.

Plot
This story is about a young boy who's working in a garden while searching for his grand-father and collecting tools dropped by his grand-father in the garden for him. As he is doing that, the boy narrates the story of his grandfathers life while the trees and the shrubs in the garden are used to illustrate the different stages of his grand-fathers, from childhood to adolescence to maturity.

Critical Reception
Grandpa Green received decent reviews. Kirkus Reviews lauded that readers "will be rewarded by this visual feast that grows richer and richer with each visit.