Grandpa's Toy Kingdom
Grandpa's Toy Kingdom
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closely bind
the kinship between Xiao Yu and her grandpa.
Making and playing together
are their most cherished memories.
Through the genuine companionship between grandparent and grandchild, this book guides children to understand
Grandpa's anxiety, anger, and helplessness in the face of dementia.
It helps children realize that although Grandpa has forgotten many things,
the happy times spent with family
will forever be remembered in his heart.
Xiao Yu and her grandpa have a very close relationship because Grandpa is excellent at making toys. Whistling bamboo cicadas, flying kites, spinning tops—nothing is too difficult for him. Grandpa personally created a toy kingdom; the toys are his subjects, and Xiao Yu is an honored guest of the kingdom.
Grandpa not only plays with toys with Xiao Yu but also teaches him how to make them. Xiao Yu is very good at making spinning tops. He likes to compete with Grandpa to see whose top can be thrown the farthest and spin the longest.
One day, Xiao Yu is going to study abroad. He and Grandpa exchange spinning tops, making a mutual promise to look at their tops whenever they miss each other. However, Grandpa's memories began to fall like leaves, one by one. He started to forget things, and couldn't even find his spinning top. Will Grandpa eventually forget even Xiao Yu?
