MOJA BABCIA, MÓJ DZIADEK

Grandma in sneakers, grandfather in swimming trunks. Grandma like a pearl, grandpa like a shell. They have their passions, dreams, joys and cares. They are in their prime, but at heart always young - and in love with their grandchildren. A picture book by the duo Małgorzata Swędrowska and Joanna Bartosik in the next - after ''My mom, my dad'' - family edition. This time they portray grandmothers and grandparents with tenderness and attention.

''Grandma and grandfather are important figures in a child's life. It happens that they have more time, awareness and tenderness than their parents. It also happens that they are busy, caught up in diseases, feel helpless and helpless. On the one hand, it is grandparents who give their children themselves. , but also a child can be an extraordinary ''medicine'' for his grandparents and a driving force for life.

The book is structured similarly to ''My mama my dad'' - the images complete the text and invite you to tell a story. What distinguishes the book is reflection on your relationship with grandparents. The child will make it in the visual layer, and the adult will find this moment of reflection between the lines, in metaphors and ambiguities. I wanted to show in the book not only joyful grandparents, ready for any sacrifice and challenge, but also to highlight the hardships they struggle with, to show that old age has many faces ... ''

Małgorzata Swędrowska