The release date for the English version of 'Grandfather's Journey' by
Allen Say is Jan 1993. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Allen Say relates a moving story of his family's exceptional cross-cultural experience via evocative memories of his grandfather's life in both Japan and America.
He recounts the intense and unwavering yearning to be in both locations at once and tenderly expresses his own love for his two countries: Whenever he is in one, he always misses the other. He assures us his granddad would get it.
Grandfather's Journey is Allen Says' most intimate and stunning depiction to date of the blending of two very different cultures. It is adorned with beautiful drawings that are both intimate and unforgettable.
Born in Yokohama, Japan, Allen Say immigrated to the US at the age of sixteen. He's a San Francisco resident. In the category of social studies, his book Tree of Cranes was chosen as both a Notable Children's Trade Book and an ALA Notable Children's Book.