Grandpa's Tractor

Written by Michael Garland

Narrated by Matt Godfrey

Generations have fallen in love with this classic story of a grandson and grandfather whose visit to a family farm with a special tractor brings back memories. Don't miss the new companion title Grandma's Farm—now available!

Grandpa Joe takes his grandson Timmy back to the site of his family’s farm, where the old house and a ramshackle barn still stand. The visit stirs up memories for Grandpa Joe—in particular, the majesty of his own father's shiny red tractor, now rusting in the forgotten fields.

An ideal gift, this book evokes nostalgia while demonstrating a special bond between a grandparent and grandchild.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Apr 11, 2023
• ISBN: 9798889560715

Michael Garland

Michael Garlandwas inspired to write King Puck when he visited the beautiful Irish town of Killorglin. (He was also inspired by the heavenly Killorglin Golf Club!) He has illustrated several enchanting picture books, including James Patterson's Santakid and his own The Mouse Before Christmas. Most recently, he illustrated Gloria Estefan's The Magically Mysterious Adventures of Noelle the Bulldog and Noelle's Treasure Tale. Michael Garland lives in Patterson, New York, with his wife and three children. He hopes to visit Ireland again very soon. Michael Garland es un autor y artista ganador de diversos premios y escritor de numerosos best sellers. Ha ilustrado más de veinte libros para niños, uno de los cuales es Las Mágicas y Misteriosas Aventuras de una Bulldog Llamada Noelle, por Gloria Estefan. También ilustró santakid, por James Patterson.

Reviews for Grandpa's Tractor

[abigailadams26 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A grandfather takes his young grandson to the site of the old family farm, long ago sold off, and reminisces about the pleasures of his childhood. Specifically, he describes all the wonderful things he did, together with his own father and family, using the farm's bright red tractor. From picking apples in the autumn to fetching a tree at Christmas, the family made good use of this piece of machinery...Grandpa's Tractor is a sweet, nostalgic book, one which celebrates family farms and the classic red Farmall tractor. It features the loving bond between the generations, as the grandson in Michael Garland's tale listens to his grandfather's stories, and imagines what life was like long ago. The artwork is bright and colorful, if a little too computer-generated-looking for my taste, and a brief afterword gives more information about the Farmall tractor. Recommended to anyone looking for picture-books about farms, tractors, and the stories that grandparents tell their grandchildren about their own childhoods.

[sullywriter_1 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Pleasant, nostalgic story.